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 ...

(Reuters) -Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female president of Nicaragua, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement. Chamorro, an unlikely ...

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 ...

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

Violeta Chamorro, first female president of Nicaragua, who brought peace after years of civil war Despite the economic problems that continued to beset her country, she was revered by many for ...