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Nicaragua protests threaten an authoritarian regime that looked like it might never fall

  • Written by Kai M. Thaler, Ph.D. Candidate in Government, Harvard University

After a week of political protest in Nicaragua, at least 38 people – and possibly over 60 – are dead. President Daniel Ortega, whose government once seemed unshakable, has emerged weakened in the face of protesters demanding his ouster.

Demonstrations first erupted on April 16 after the government announced social security reforms that...

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