2018 in Nicaragua
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The following lists events in the year 2018 in Nicaragua.
Incumbents
Events
April
- 18 April - Unrest erupts in Nicaragua by mostly students after social security reforms.[1]
- 20 April - The death toll for protests that began two days ago reaches 10 by government figures.[1]
- 21 April - A local journalist, Miguel Angel Gahona, was shot dead in the city of Bluefields, allegedly by a police sniper.[1]
- 23 April - As the death toll reaches 24, President Ortega cancels his reforms.[1]
- 27 April - The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights puts the death toll during the recent protests to 38.[2]
July
- July 8 - 38 people are killed during anti-government protests in Diriamba, Jinotepe, and Matagalpa Department.[3]
Deaths
- 13 January – Julio Rocha López, football administrator (b. 1950).[4]
- 25 January – Claribel Alegría, poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist (b. 1924)
- 3 June – Miguel Obando Bravo, cardinal catholic (b. 1926)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Ortega cancels reforms after 24 reportedly die in Nicaragua protests". 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "More than 40 people were killed in unrest in Nicaragua, rights groups say". 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Nicaragua crisis: '38 killed in bloodiest day' - NGO". BBC News. July 10, 2018.
- ^ "FENIFUT lamenta fallecimiento de Julio Rocha López". vivanicaragua.com.ni (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2018.