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Victor Hugo Tinoco was born on June 10, 1952 in [[León]].<ref name="Affairs1988" /> |
Victor Hugo Tinoco was born on June 10, 1952 in [[León]].<ref name="Affairs1988" /> He attended high school at the [[National Seminary (Nicaragua)]] where he graduated and began studies in Philosophy. As a seminarian he connected with the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] (FSLN), and joined in 1973 while studying for a degree in sociology at the [[National Autonomous University of Nicaragua]] (UNAN-Managua).<ref name="quiconfi">{{cite news |title=Quiénes son los 20 detenidos por el régimen orteguista en Nicaragua |url=https://www.confidencial.com.ni/nacion/quienes-son-los-detenidos-por-el-regimen-orteguista-en-nicaragua/ |access-date=27 June 2021 |work=Confidencial |date=2021-06-16 |language=es}}</ref> |
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From 1979 to 1981 he was Nicaragua’s Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations]].<ref name="Affairs1988" /> In 1981 he became Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.<ref name="Affairs1988" /> He was also a member of FSLN Assembly.<ref name="Affairs1988" /> He led the Nicaraguan delegation at Manzanillo talks with the United States in 1984 and was the chief Sandinista representative in the Contadora negotiations.<ref name="Affairs1988">{{cite book|author=|title=Nicaraguan Biographies: A Resource Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dKKjDecyFmEC&pg=PA15|year=1988|publisher=U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs|page=32|access-date=2021-06-13|archive-date=2021-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625073021/https://books.google.com/books?id=dKKjDecyFmEC&pg=PA15|url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> |
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After the fall of the Somoza dictatorship, Tinoco was appointed ambassador to the [[United Nations]], then from 1981 to 1990 served as vice chancellor of Nicaragua. He was also a member of the FSLN National Directorate and twice served as a National Assembly deputy, once for the FSLN and once for the [[Sandinista Renovation Movement]] (MRS). |
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In 2001 he was a presidential candidate in the FSLN internal primary elections, losing to [[Daniel Ortega]]. In February 2005 he supported the candidacy of [[Herty Lewites]] against Ortega and was consequently expelled from the party. He served as campaign manager to Lewites, who broke from the FSLN to continue to pursue his presidential bid under the [[Sandinista Renovation Movement]], until his sudden death four months prior to the election. |
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He later split with the FSLN, joining the [[Sandinista Renovation Movement]]. |
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Victor Hugo Tinoco (born on June 10, 1952) is a Nicaraguan politician. He was Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs with the Sandinista National Liberation Front and has since become a member of the Unamos party.[1]
Biography
Victor Hugo Tinoco was born on June 10, 1952 in León.[2] He attended high school at the National Seminary (Nicaragua) where he graduated and began studies in Philosophy. As a seminarian he connected with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), and joined in 1973 while studying for a degree in sociology at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN-Managua).[3]
From 1979 to 1981 he was Nicaragua’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.[2] In 1981 he became Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2] He was also a member of FSLN Assembly.[2] He led the Nicaraguan delegation at Manzanillo talks with the United States in 1984 and was the chief Sandinista representative in the Contadora negotiations.[2]
After the fall of the Somoza dictatorship, Tinoco was appointed ambassador to the United Nations, then from 1981 to 1990 served as vice chancellor of Nicaragua. He was also a member of the FSLN National Directorate and twice served as a National Assembly deputy, once for the FSLN and once for the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS).
In 2001 he was a presidential candidate in the FSLN internal primary elections, losing to Daniel Ortega. In February 2005 he supported the candidacy of Herty Lewites against Ortega and was consequently expelled from the party. He served as campaign manager to Lewites, who broke from the FSLN to continue to pursue his presidential bid under the Sandinista Renovation Movement, until his sudden death four months prior to the election.
References
- ^ Gallón, Natalie; Rivers, Matt (June 14, 2021). "Nicaragua's democracy is crumbling. It's been a long time coming". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Nicaraguan Biographies: A Resource Book. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. 1988. p. 32. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Quiénes son los 20 detenidos por el régimen orteguista en Nicaragua". Confidencial (in Spanish). 2021-06-16. Retrieved 27 June 2021.