Country · 1821 – today
Nicaragua
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Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is a country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometers (50,340 sq mi). With a population of 7,097,329 as of 2026, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and Honduras, and the largest by area in all of Central America.
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Key people
Daniel Ortegab. 1945President of Nicaragua (1979–1990; 2007–present)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Rubén Darío1867 – 1916Nicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat (1867–1916)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Violeta Chamorro1929 – 2025President of Nicaragua (1990–1997)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Augusto César Sandino1895 – 1934Nicaraguan revolutionary leader (1895–1934)Source: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Mauricio_Funes_(Brasilia%2C_May_2008).jpg)
Mauricio Funes1959 – 2025President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014Source: Wikidata (citizenship).png/330px-1975_Press_Photo_Nicaragua_President_Anastasio_Somoza_(cropped).png)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle1925 – 1980Dictador of Nicaragua (1967–72, 1974–79)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 19721972 Nicaragua earthquakeNicaraguaThe 1972 Nicaragua earthquake occurred at 12:29:44 a.m. local time (06:29:44 UTC) on 23 December near Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. It had a moment magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive). The epicenter was 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the city centre with a depth of about 10 km (6.2 mi).Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1978 – 1990Nicaraguan RevolutionNicaraguaThe Nicaraguan Revolution (Spanish: Revolución nicaragüense), or Sandinista Revolution (Revolución popular sandinista, 'Sandinista People's Revolution') was an armed conflict that took place in the Central American country of Nicaragua between 1961 and 1990.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 2020COVID-19 pandemicWorldwideA new coronavirus spreads worldwide. Lockdowns, remote work and fast-developed vaccines reshape daily life.Source: Wikidata (country)