User:Groggy Dice/Nicaragua Chronology
Early Years
[edit]- July 1961 - Founding of FSLN in Tegucigalpa announced
- 1962 - Defeat of Rio Coco incursion
- 1967 - Defeat at Pancasan
- December 23, 1972 - Earthquake hits Managua
- December 27, 1974 - Christmas raid
- November 8, 1976 - Death of Carlos Fonseca at Zinica
- July 25 - Somoza has heart attack
- October - Sandinista offensive
1978
[edit]- January 10 - Death of Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
- February 21 - Monimbó uprising
- August 22 - Pastora seizes of the National Palace
- September - Uprisings
1979
[edit]- July 17 - Somoza resigns and leaves
- July 19 - Sandinistas enter Managua
- September 21 to 23 - 72-Hour Document
- October 10+ - Murder of Bravo
1980
[edit]- April 19 - Violeta Chamorro resigns
- April 22 - Alfonso Robelo resigns
- May - FAD takes San José de los Remates
- June 5 - Arrest of FAD leaders
- July 23 - "Chilotes" take Quilalí
- September 9 - Larios arrested
- September 13(?) - Death of Pedro Joaquín Gonzalez
- September 17 - Assassination of Somoza
- September 28 to October 1 - Bluefields riot
- November 17 - Death of Jorge Salazar
- December 13?14? - Costa Rican radio station fiasco
1981
[edit]- February 18 - Arrest of Steadman Fagoth, others
- May 7 - Fagoth released
- August 11 - Founding of the FDN
- September 9 - Economic state of emergency declared
- mid-November to mid-January - Red Christmas
- November 17 - Reagan signs NSDD 17
- December 1 - Reagan signs finding
1982
[edit]- January 2 - Capture of William Baltodano in Managua
- March 10 - Washington Post story on CIA plan
- March 14 - Blowing of the bridges
- March 15 - 30-day State of Emergency declared
- April - Outbreak of Falklands War
- April 15 - Pastora's "watchful eye" speech
- July - Growing strength of contras noted
- July 24 - Contras storm San Francisco del Norte
- late July - State of emergency renewed for 6 months
- August 11 - Bismarck Carballo incident
- September 23 - ARDE founded
- November (8) - Newsweek cover story on "America's Secret War"
- mid-November - Suicide launches offensive
- December 8 - New FDN Directorate announced
- December - Repulse at Jalapa
1983
[edit]- March 4 - Pope John Paul II visit
- March 21 - Sandinistas announce rebel attacks
- March 24 to 27 - Dickey-LeMoyne trip with Suicide and Krill
- April 15 - Pastora begins fight
- May 22 - New siege of Jalapa
- June 21 - Dial Torgerson and Richard Cross killed
- August - Sandinistas announce draft plans
- September 8 - ARDE air raid on Managua
- September 23 to 26 - Operation Marathon
- October 10 - Raid on Corinto
- October 18 - Assault on Pantasma
- December - New fighting in Nueva Segovia
1984
[edit]- early - Contra offensive
- April 14 - ARDE takes San Juan del Norte
- April 17 - San Juan del Norte recaptured
- April 22 - Bishops issue pastoral letter
- May - Senate rejects contra aid
- May 30 - La Penca bombing aimed at Pastora
- June 1 - Capture of Ocotal
- September 1 - CMA helicopter downed
- October 10 - 1984 Boland Amendment cuts off aid
- October 15 - Revelation of "murder manual"
- November 4 - Ortega wins election
- November 6 - MiG scare
- November 20 - Edgar Chamorro informed of removal
- November - Nagarote draft riot
1985
[edit]- March 1 - San José Declaration
- April 23-24 - Congress votes down Reagan aid plan
- May 1 - Reagan imposes trade embargo
- May 5 - Sandinistas strike into Honduras
- May - Ortega visits Moscow
- June 12 - House approves $27 million in humanitarian aid
- June 12 - UNO founded in San Salvador
- July 28 - Ambush of truck
- July 29 - El Tular and La Sirena bridges hit
- July 31 - El Viejo bridge attacked
- August 1 - Capture of La Trinidad
- August 2 - Strike in Cuapa
- September 3 - Founding of KISAN
- October 15 - State of Emergency declared
- November 10 - Presillitas strike
- November 19 - Assault on Santo Domingo repulsed
- December 2 - Cuban-piloted Mi-8 shot down
1986
[edit]- January 1 - Church radio shut down
- January - $3 million for communications and intelligence
- March - Yalaguina power station hit
- March 20 - House votes down contra aid
- March - Sandinista incursion into Honduras
- May - Pastora quits fight
- June 25 - House approves Contra aid
- June 26 - La Prensa shut down
- July 2 - Landmine destroys bus
- July 4 - Bishop Vega expelled
- October 5 - Eugene Hasenfus flight shot down
- last week of October - Bloody battle on the border
- November 25 - Meese exposes Iran-contra diversion
1987
[edit]- March 9 - Arturo Cruz resigns from UNO
- April 28 - San Pedro del Norte attack
- April 28 - Benjamin Linder killed
- May - Sandinista Bocay offensive
- May 8 - Nicaraguan Resistance established
- June - Contra probe in León
- June 14 - YATAMA meeting
- July 6 - El Cuartelón retaken
- July 16 - Toño attacks San José de Bocay
- August 5 - Wright-Reagan plan unveiled
- August 7 - Esquipulas accord
- August 10 - Bocay area recaptured
- October 13 - Arias awarded Nobel
- October 15 - Operation David
- October 17 - Truck ambushed
- December - Miranda defects, reveals buildup plan
- December 20 - Operation Olivero
1988
[edit]- February 3 - House turns down contra aid
- February 4 - Quilalí landmine
- February 8 - Masaya riot
- March - Operation Danto against Bocay
- March 23 - Sapoa Accord
- April - Mutiny
- July - Bermúdez elected to Directorate
1989
[edit]- October 28 - Ortega talks of suspending ceasefire
- November 1 - Ortega suspends ceasefire
1990
[edit]- February 25 - Violeta Chamorro wins election
- April 25 - Violeta inaugurated
- June 20 - Rebel disarmament
- July - Sandinista strike
- October 18 - Bermúdez returns to Nicaragua
1991
[edit]- February 16 - Bermúdez murdered
- April+ - Recontras in Jinotega
- November 9 - Fonseca mausoleum bombed; Sandinistas riot