Word: violeta
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Daniel Ortega Saavedra hit the road at 5 a.m., bound for the northwestern city of Ocotal, where several thousand supporters awaited him. The same day, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro met in her airy Managua home with advisers of her National Opposition Union (U.N.O.), then received a courtesy call from Joao Baena Soares, secretary-general of the Organization of American States. Next door, Chamorro's aides frantically tried to add more appearances to her schedule, despite doctors' orders not to tax her limited stamina...
That is just as well. Dona Violeta is a charming woman whose smile ignites crowds. But she owes her candidacy to the memory of her late husband Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Cardenal, the revered publisher of the Managua daily La Prensa who was assassinated in January 1978. Her casual pace suggests disorganization rather than confidence. Until last month, Chamorro restricted her forays outside Managua to weekends, supposedly for lack of funds. Her unfamiliarity with the details of issues, like Nicaragua's hyperinflation, has spawned unflattering comparisons with Ronald Reagan. Enthroned in a wheelchair because of knee surgery, Chamorro becomes testy when...