Violeta Chamorro, who has died aged 95, was the first female president elected in the Americas. A conciliatory figure, she guided Nicaragua from war to peace between 1990 and 1997.

Her living room was full of dark wood furniture, like a shrine. And that was what Violeta Chamorro intended. The walls were covered with photographs of her husband, Pedro Joaquín: alone, with the ...

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in presidential ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned the world by ousting the ruling Sandinista party in ...

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, an unlikely leader whose rise was fueled by her husband's murder, championed regional development and peace after years of civil war.

Former Nicaraguan President Violeta Barrios de Chamorro was laid to rest in Costa Rica. Her family vows to return her remains once Nicaragua becomes a republic again.

Former Nicaraguan president Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after years of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died on Saturday at the age of 95, her family ...

Nicaragua’s former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95 She emerged as the nation's first female president during a turbulent time in Central America.

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after years of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said.

Rest of World News: Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua's first female president, has died at 95. She unexpectedly entered politics after her husband's assassination, defeating t ...

The first woman to be elected president in the Americas, Chamorro ended the civil war between the Contras and the Sandinista government.