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Article: The population battle in Nicaragua.(Brief Article)
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- May 1, 2002
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The outcome of the presidential election in NICARAGUA, November, 2001, is good news for pro-lifers there. Enrique Bolanos, vice-president of the ruling Liberal party under President Arnoldo Aleman, won by almost 10 percentage points over contender Daniel Ortega of the infamous Sandinista party.
The Sandinista party led the country for a turbulent decade following the 1979 revolution. It was ousted by the Liberals, but, recently, Ortega tried to make a comeback by alleging he had converted to democracy and free-market economics.
President Bolanos' task of running the country will be a daunting one. Not only does he wish to write off two-thirds of ...
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