Violeta Chamorro, Who Brought Peace To Nicaragua, Dead At 95

Source: International Business Times

Violeta Chamorro (C) ruled Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 AFP Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said. Chamorro, who ruled the poor Central American country from 1990 to 1997, "died in peace, surrounded by the affection and love of her children," said a statement issued by her four children. As president, Chamorro managed to bring to an end a civil war that had raged for much of the 1980s as US-backed rebels known as the 'Contras' fought the leftist Sandinista government.