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June 14 (Reuters) - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female president of Nicaragua, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement. Chamorro ...

Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into politics by her husband’s assassination and became president of Nicaragua, has died at 95, her family said.

Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro dies at 95, family says. Violeta Chamorro, an unassuming homemaker who was thrust into national politics by her husband’s assassination and stunned ...

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.