Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal
Nicaraguan journalist (1924–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chamorro and the second or maternal family name is Cardenal.
Not to be confused with the son, Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Barrios, or the great-grandfather, Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro.
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal (23 September 1924 – 10 January 1978) was a Nicaraguan journalist and publisher. He was the editor of La Prensa, the only significant opposition newspaper to the long rule of the Somoza family. He is a 1977 laureate of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize of Columbia University in New York. He married Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, who later went on to become President of Nicaragua (1990–1997). In 1978, he was shot to death, one of the precipitating events of the overthrow of the Somoza regime the following year.[1]
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Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal | |
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Born | (1924-09-23)23 September 1924 |
Died | 10 January 1978(1978-01-10) (aged 53) Managua, Nicaragua |
Cause of death | Gunshot |
Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Notable credit | La Prensa |
Spouse | Violeta Barrios Torres |
Children | 4 |
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