User:Groggy Dice/Nicaragua Chronology

Early Years

 * July 1961 - Founding of FSLN in Tegucigalpa announced
 * 1962 - Defeat of Rio Coco incursion
 * 1967 - Defeat at Pancasan
 * December 23, 1972 - Earthquake hits Managua
 * December 27, 1974 - Christmas raid
 * November 8, 1976 - Death of Carlos Fonseca at Zinica
 * July 25 - Somoza has heart attack
 * October - Sandinista offensive

1978

 * January 10 - Death of Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
 * February 21 - Monimbó uprising
 * August 22 - Pastora seizes of the National Palace
 * September - Uprisings

1979

 * July 17 - Somoza resigns and leaves
 * July 19 - Sandinistas enter Managua
 * September 21 to 23 - 72-Hour Document
 * October 10+ - Murder of Bravo

1980

 * April 19 - Violeta Chamorro resigns
 * April 22 - Alfonso Robelo resigns
 * May - FAD takes San José de los Remates
 * June 5 - Arrest of FAD leaders
 * July 23 - "Chilotes" take Quilalí
 * September 9 - Larios arrested
 * September 13(?) - Death of Pedro Joaquín Gonzalez
 * September 17 - Assassination of Somoza
 * September 28 to October 1 - Bluefields riot
 * November 17 - Death of Jorge Salazar
 * December 13?14? - Costa Rican radio station fiasco

1981

 * February 18 - Arrest of Steadman Fagoth, others
 * May 7 - Fagoth released
 * August 11 - Founding of the FDN
 * September 9 - Economic state of emergency declared
 * mid-November to mid-January - Red Christmas
 * November 17 - Reagan signs NSDD 17
 * December 1 - Reagan signs finding

1982

 * January 2 - Capture of William Baltodano in Managua
 * March 10 - Washington Post story on CIA plan
 * March 14 - Blowing of the bridges
 * March 15 - 30-day State of Emergency declared
 * April - Outbreak of Falklands War
 * April 15 - Pastora's "watchful eye" speech
 * July - Growing strength of contras noted
 * July 24 - Contras storm San Francisco del Norte
 * late July - State of emergency renewed for 6 months
 * August 11 - Bismarck Carballo incident
 * September 23 - ARDE founded
 * November (8) - Newsweek cover story on "America's Secret War"
 * mid-November - Suicide launches offensive
 * December 8 - New FDN Directorate announced
 * December - Repulse at Jalapa

1983

 * March 4 - Pope John Paul II visit
 * March 21 - Sandinistas announce rebel attacks
 * March 24 to 27 - Dickey-LeMoyne trip with Suicide and Krill
 * April 15 - Pastora begins fight
 * May 22 - New siege of Jalapa
 * June 21 - Dial Torgerson and Richard Cross killed
 * August - Sandinistas announce draft plans
 * September 8 - ARDE air raid on Managua
 * September 23 to 26 - Operation Marathon
 * October 10 - Raid on Corinto
 * October 18 - Assault on Pantasma
 * December - New fighting in Nueva Segovia

1984

 * early - Contra offensive
 * April 14 - ARDE takes San Juan del Norte
 * April 17 - San Juan del Norte recaptured
 * April 22 - Bishops issue pastoral letter
 * May - Senate rejects contra aid
 * May 30 - La Penca bombing aimed at Pastora
 * June 1 - Capture of Ocotal
 * September 1 - CMA helicopter downed
 * October 10 - 1984 Boland Amendment cuts off aid
 * October 15 - Revelation of "murder manual"
 * November 4 - Ortega wins election
 * November 6 - MiG scare
 * November 20 - Edgar Chamorro informed of removal
 * November - Nagarote draft riot

1985

 * March 1 - San José Declaration
 * April 23-24 - Congress votes down Reagan aid plan
 * May 1 - Reagan imposes trade embargo
 * May 5 - Sandinistas strike into Honduras
 * May - Ortega visits Moscow
 * June 12 - House approves $27 million in humanitarian aid
 * June 12 - UNO founded in San Salvador
 * July 28 - Ambush of truck
 * July 29 - El Tular and La Sirena bridges hit
 * July 31 - El Viejo bridge attacked
 * August 1 - Capture of La Trinidad
 * August 2 - Strike in Cuapa
 * September 3 - Founding of KISAN
 * October 15 - State of Emergency declared
 * November 10 - Presillitas strike
 * November 19 - Assault on Santo Domingo repulsed
 * December 2 - Cuban-piloted Mi-8 shot down

1986

 * January 1 - Church radio shut down
 * January - $3 million for communications and intelligence
 * March - Yalaguina power station hit
 * March 20 - House votes down contra aid
 * March - Sandinista incursion into Honduras
 * May - Pastora quits fight
 * June 25 - House approves Contra aid
 * June 26 - La Prensa shut down
 * July 2 - Landmine destroys bus
 * July 4 - Bishop Vega expelled
 * October 5 - Eugene Hasenfus flight shot down
 * last week of October - Bloody battle on the border
 * November 25 - Meese exposes Iran-contra diversion

1987

 * March 9 - Arturo Cruz resigns from UNO
 * April 28 - San Pedro del Norte attack
 * April 28 - Benjamin Linder killed
 * May - Sandinista Bocay offensive
 * May 8 - Nicaraguan Resistance established
 * June - Contra probe in León
 * June 14 - YATAMA meeting
 * July 6 - El Cuartelón retaken
 * July 16 - Toño attacks San José de Bocay
 * August 5 - Wright-Reagan plan unveiled
 * August 7 - Esquipulas accord
 * August 10 - Bocay area recaptured
 * October 13 - Arias awarded Nobel
 * October 15 - Operation David
 * October 17 - Truck ambushed
 * December  - Miranda defects, reveals buildup plan
 * December 20 - Operation Olivero

1988

 * February 3 - House turns down contra aid
 * February 4 - Quilalí landmine
 * February 8 - Masaya riot
 * March - Operation Danto against Bocay
 * March 23 - Sapoa Accord
 * April - Mutiny
 * July - Bermúdez elected to Directorate

1989

 * October 28 - Ortega talks of suspending ceasefire
 * November 1 - Ortega suspends ceasefire

1990

 * February 25 - Violeta Chamorro wins election
 * April 25 - Violeta inaugurated
 * June 20 - Rebel disarmament
 * July - Sandinista strike
 * October 18 - Bermúdez returns to Nicaragua

1991

 * February 16 - Bermúdez murdered
 * April+ - Recontras in Jinotega
 * November 9 - Fonseca mausoleum bombed; Sandinistas riot