Topic: Arnoldo Aleman

Embattled Nicaraguan ex-president accepts 2011 nomination, could face OrtegaFormer President Arnoldo Aleman accepted his party's nomination for president Sunday, setting up a likely showdown next year with his longtime political rival, current President Daniel Ortega.The Liberal Constitutionalist Party that has ...
Panamanian court drops money laundering charges against former Nicaraguan presidentA Panamanian court has dropped money laundering charges against former Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman.The court has ruled that the case against Aleman violated his right to only be tried for a crime ...

Nicaragua Year In Review 1999

Surprisingly slow in declaring a national disaster, the Aleman administration tried to channel domestic and international relief either through local governments where Aleman's Liberal supporters were in power or through Liberal organizations where they were not. Public confidence in Aleman was ...

Nicaragua Year In Review 1998

The weather was the most important topic in Nicaragua in 1998. Mitch hit Honduras hardest, but Nicaragua reported more damage than it suffered in the 1972 Managua earthquake. Under IMF terms Nicaragua was to sell parts of the state telecommunications company, Enitel ...

Nicaragua Year In Review 1996

A republic of Central America, Nicaragua has coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. President in 1996, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.. Presidential elections were held on Oct. 20, 1996, and were won by Arnoldo Aleman of the right-wing Liberal Alliance ...
Nicaragua reopens corruption case against former president Arnoldo Aleman A Nicaraguan appeals court has reopened three corruption cases against former President Arnoldo Aleman relating to government purchases during his 1997-2001 term.Aleman has already had several charges and convictions in similar cases ...
Nicaraguan ex-president eyes 2011 run after court overturns convictionFormer Nicaraguan President Arnoldo Aleman wants his old job back now that his money laundering conviction has been overturned.Aleman says he is ready to challenge the ruling leftist Sandinistas in 2011. He says ...
Nicaragua's top court absolves ex-president Aleman of money laundering chargesThe Supreme Court overturned former President Arnoldo Aleman's conviction and 20-year prison sentence for money laundering on Friday, ending a long-running legal saga that has been colored by Nicaragua's political ...