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Today, Nicaragua is faced issues against President Ortega. Many strikes and protests have arised to stop the problem. Because of these protests, police forced have captured political prisoners and have kept them in captivity.

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In September on 2012, volcano San Cristobol or, "El Viaje" erupted. During its eruption, ash and gas rose 2 1/2 miles in the air. Because of its eruption, over 400 families had to be evacuated.

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In January of 2007, Daniel Ortega was pronounced president of Nicaragua. Since then, Ortega has applied programs to limit hunger and illiteracy in the country. However, after a year in office, people started to question him due to his actions of denying rights to journalists and limiting news broadcasting.

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During this year, Nicaragua and many other Central American countries were affected by Hurricane Mitch. Mitch caused over 11 thousand people dead, hundreds homeless, and famges costing over 5 billion dollars. Now it is known as one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the West in over 200 years.

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On December 23rd in 1972 in Nicaragua,  a terrible earthquake hit Nicaragua. This earthquake hit Nicaragua's capital, Managua, with a 6.3 rating. This affected more than 75 percent of the city, and ended with 10,000 deaths and left 250,000 of its citizens homeless.

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One of the most popular sports in Nicaragua is baseball. Although surprising, the sport was most successful in the 1970's. During this time 30 players from the country were signed on by the U.S.

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During this time, a general named Jose Santos Zelaya gained power as the head of Nicaragua. During his ruling as dictator, Zelaya monopolized the country's resources. To add to this, he was widely known for his hostility towards the United States because of the fear of U.S economic domination.

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During this year, Nicaragua was declared independent. At this time, the country would no longer be apart of Spain or other central American countries.This was enforced by the "Act of Independence".

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Then, in 1524, a man named Francisco Hernández de Córdoba created the 1st settlements for the Spaniards. These settlements have since grown to what is now Granada and Leon. And today, the currency is called the "Cordoba" after his influences.

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In 1502, the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus entered the area now known as Nicaragua, from Honduras. He did this during his 4th voyage of discovering the land on the coast on the east. While traveling on this voyage, he was in search of gold and valuable goods