Republic of Nicaragua República de Nicaragua | |||||||||
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| 1979–1985 | |||||||||
| Anthem: Salve a ti, Nicaragua (Spanish) "Hail to Thee, Nicaragua" | |||||||||
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| Capital | Managua | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary socialist provisional government under a military junta | ||||||||
| Coordinator of the Junta | |||||||||
• 1979-1985 | Daniel Ortega | ||||||||
| Legislature | Interim Council of State (1980–1984) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| July 17, 1979 | |||||||||
| November 4, 1984 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | January 10 1985 | ||||||||
| Currency | Nicaraguan córdoba | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | NI | ||||||||
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The Junta of National Reconstruction (Spanish: Junta de Gobierno de Reconstrucción Nacional) was the provisional government of Nicaragua from the fall of the Somoza family dictatorship in July 1979[1] until January 1985, with the election of Daniel Ortega (FSLN) as president of Nicaragua.[2][3]
- ^ Pollak, Andrew; Managua (18 July 1979). "Nicaraguans jubilant after Somoza resignation". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (10 January 1985). "NICARAGUA INSTALLS ELECTED ASSEMBLY". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ LONG, WILLIAM (11 January 1985). "Castro the Star as Nicaragua Swears In Ortega". LA Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.