Senin , 20 Apr 2015, 18:00 WIB

No military planes for Nicaragua, Ambassador says

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANAGUA -- Russia has not negotiated with Nicaragua over the sale of MiG-29 fighter jets, Russian ambassador to Nicaragua Nikolay Vladimir said Sunday."I do not know where the...

Rabu , 12 Feb 2014, 18:15 WIB

Nicaragua rules changes allows Ortega to run again

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANAGUA -- Nicaragua scrapped presidential term limits on Tuesday, paving the way for Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega to seek reelection in 2016.Ortega was leader of the leftist guerrilla movement that overthrew the Central American country's US-backed dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.He served first as the coordinator of Nicaragua's ruling junta -- a Cold War foe of Washington --...