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In 1944, another long-standing issue was closed with the arbitration of Chile: that of the borders with Costa Rica. Meanwhile, however, the liberal party, led by F. Arias Pamedes, asked for…

Fuentes ruled with an iron hand, always refused aid from the United States, expropriated farmland of German owners and also had a series of accidents with Great Britain; there was…

Hector B. Trujillo resigned on 3 August in favor of Vice President Joaquin Balaguer. On May 30, 1961, the generalissimo Rafael Leonida Trujillo Molina was assassinated by a group of…

On May 20, 1973 London announced that on the following June 1, the colony would resume the original name of Belize (with the capital Balmopan), no longer British Honduras, reiterating,…

In 1944 the adverse weather created many problems for Nicaragua which had to suspend food exports. At the social level, changes were made to the Constitution with the introduction of the…

In October 1954 the liberal Ramon Villeda Morales was elected, who, however, not having the necessary majority, was unable to take office and then he became independent vice president Julio…

With the 1976 elections Manley remained in government but the worsening economic and social conditions caused him serious difficulties. He had to fight against the growing liabilities of the trade balance,…

As the new Constitution forbade the re-election of the President-in-Office, Batista had to leave the government in Grau, elected on June 1, 1944. He applied important reforms, not always appreciated by…