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...once the Sandinistas had Arguello in their clutches, the game changed for him. First Lady Rosario Murillo, who appointed herself head of his mayoral campaign, assigned minders to keep the fighter on a tight leash to minimize his wonderfully outrageous and innocent gaffes. (Arguello, in discussing his 14 years spent living in the U.S., remembered Thanksgiving as a commemoration of the day when the British declared a one-day truce during their invasion of New Orleans to sit down for a turkey dinner...
Arguello's relationship with the Sandinistas also became strained, as Murillo appointed several yes-men to run the mayor's office. On several occasions, city council meetings were run by Arguello's handlers in his absence. His main function as mayor seemed to be to sit behind Ortega at Sandinista rallies and stand and wave to the crowd when announced by name...
...respite and calm after 2003, when thousands of narco-financed paramilitary groups started putting down their arms in exchange for amnesty or reduced sentences. At the same time, however, many observers attribute the reduced levels of violence to the control that another drug lord and paramilitary leader, Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano, alias "Don Berna," held over the city, suppressing uprisings from other drug gangs. But in May 2008, Don Berna was arrested and extradited to the U.S. and Don Mario sought control over the monopoly held by his rival, ushering in a new wave of violence. Homicide rates in Medellin...
...Crimson editorial writer, is a social studies concentrator in Lowell House. He is president of the Harvard College Latino Men’s Collective. Miguel Garcia ’12 lives in Greenough Hall. He is an intern for the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations. Eliana C. Murillo ’10 is a sociology concentrator in Winthrop House. She is president of Latinas Unidas de Harvard...
OUTDOORS Real Jardín Botánico, Plaza de Murillo, 2 (34-91-420-3017; www.rjb.csic.es), has desert, tropical and subtropical zones, and a visit makes for a relaxing afternoon...