Knowledge (XXG)

Édgar Chamorro

Source 📝

172:(FDN) in August 1981. He served on the FDN's political executive committee, which decided to replace Cardenal with a new political directorate. Chamorro was tapped to be a member of the directorate, unveiled at a 8 December 1982 press conference. With his public relations experience, he took on a spokesman role for the FDN, and based himself in 187:
as its president in October 1983. His not-so-private grumblings that his Chamorro lineage was more illustrious than Calero's did not help their deteriorating relations. Chamorro was forced out in November 1984, in the fallout from the furor over the CIA's
510: 530: 81:Édgar Chamorro is the son of Julio Chamorro Benard and Dolores "Lola" Coronel Urtecho, the paternal grandson of Filadelfo Chamorro Bolaños and Bertha Benard Vivas and great-grandson of 490: 500: 411:. Bard College at Simon's Rock, where he was one of the most beloved faculty members by all his students, and even ones who never took a class from him. Archived from 545: 117:, eventually becoming a full professor and Dean of the School of Humanities before leaving the priesthood in 1969. He received a masters degree in education from 94: 190: 525: 194:, labeled by the press a "murder manual." He turned against the rebel movement, even submitting an affidavit for the Sandinista government before the 328:"CASE CONCERNING MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES IN AND AGAINST NICARAGUA (NICARAGUA V. UNITED. STATES OF AMERICA) AFFIDAVIT OF EDGAR CHAMORRO" 535: 359: 114: 85:, 39th President of Nicaragua, and María de la Luz Bolaños Bendaña. He has six brothers and four sisters, and is the nephew of intellectual 540: 408: 308: 395: 383: 278: 153:. But as the civil war's climax brought fierce fighting to the capital itself, fears for his family's safety led him to leave for 82: 233: 225: 130: 195: 157:
on 17 June 1979. Somoza fell a month later, but after visiting Nicaragua in September, Chamorro decided to remain in Miami.
485: 180:
prepped him before press conferences and told him to deny that the group had received any funding from the US government.
160:
By late 1979, Chamorro had become involved in the anti-Sandinista activities of the Miami exile community. He joined the
169: 161: 60: 200: 165: 150: 65: 505: 126: 495: 86: 520: 102: 515: 346: 110: 351: 229: 118: 391: 379: 355: 286: 146: 70: 412: 312: 480: 247: 217: 282: 121:
in 1972, and later joined a public relations and marketing firm, Creative Publicity, in
388:
Memoirs of a Counter-Revolutionary: Life With the Contras, the Sandinistas, and the CIA
327: 221: 154: 426: 474: 184: 63:
sponsors, even cooperating with the Sandinista government in their World Court case,
176:, Honduras to liaison with journalists covering the war. Chamorro claimed that the 30: 246:
Chamorro, Edgar; Jefferson Morley (5 August 1985). "Confessions of a 'Contra'".
183:
Chamorro was miffed when the FDN directorate, at the CIA's prompting, appointed
173: 142: 17: 52: 264: 122: 56: 34: 145:
Revolution, Chamorro sympathized with the rebels, at one point hiding
90: 452: 129:
appointed him to a figurehead post as a special ambassador to the
177: 511:
Permanent Representatives of Nicaragua to the United Nations
433:. North Adams, MA: Boxcar Media LLC. July 2005. p. 29 113:(M.Ed.). Chamorro joined the faculty of the Jesuit-run 89:. In 1950, 19-year-old Chamorro began studying for the 427:"BCC to offer Latin American History Course this fall" 214:
Packaging the Contras: A Case of C.I.A. Disinformation
376:
Everybody Had His Own Gringo: The CIA and the Contras
326:International Court of Justice (5 September 1985). 73:that provided five of Nicaragua's past presidents. 59:who later became a critic of the rebels and their 265:"Revista Envío - la contrarrevolución por dentro" 531:Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador alumni 51:(born 23 July 1931) is an ousted leader of the 41: and the second or maternal family name is 311:. Bard College at Simon's Rock. Archived from 191:Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare 8: 491:Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni 93:priesthood, earning degrees from Ecuador's 228:since 1990 (full-time to 2003), and the 279:"Fallece doña Lola Coronel de Chamorro" 256: 455:. The John Dewey Academy. 29 July 2007 409:"Simon's Rock College: Edgar Chamorro" 309:"Simon's Rock College: Edgar Chamorro" 216:(1987). He has served as a teacher of 137:Activities during Nicaraguan civil war 546:Central American University (Managua) 7: 501:Bard College at Simon's Rock faculty 526:People of the Nicaraguan Revolution 281:(in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua: 69:. He is a member of the prominent 25: 453:"The John Dewey Academy: Faculty" 378:, Brassey's (US), 1992, p. 132, 234:Great Barrington, Massachusetts 164:(UDN), formed the next year by 131:United Nations General Assembly 83:Pedro Joaquín Chamorro y Alfaro 285:. 17 June 2006. Archived from 224:and Latin American Studies at 196:International Court of Justice 1: 536:Saint Louis University alumni 115:University of Central America 226:Bard College at Simon's Rock 33:, the first or paternal 541:Marquette University alumni 390:, Doubleday, 1989, p. 176, 170:Nicaraguan Democratic Force 162:Nicaraguan Democratic Union 61:Central Intelligence Agency 562: 201:Nicaragua v. United States 66:Nicaragua v. United States 28: 168:, which merged into the 127:Anastasio Somoza Debayle 166:José Francisco Cardenal 212:Chamorro is author of 103:Saint Louis University 49:Édgar Chamorro Coronel 486:Nicaraguan diplomats 386:; Cruz, Arturo Jr., 111:Marquette University 87:José Coronel Urtecho 352:Seven Stories Press 344:Webb, Gary (1999). 95:Catholic University 415:on 2 October 2002. 315:on 2 October 2002. 230:John Dewey Academy 119:Harvard University 361:978-1-888363-93-7 250:. pp. 18–23. 16:(Redirected from 553: 465: 464: 462: 460: 449: 443: 442: 440: 438: 423: 417: 416: 405: 399: 372: 366: 365: 341: 335: 334: 332: 323: 317: 316: 305: 299: 298: 296: 294: 275: 269: 268: 261: 251: 248:The New Republic 21: 561: 560: 556: 555: 554: 552: 551: 550: 506:Chamorro family 471: 470: 469: 468: 458: 456: 451: 450: 446: 436: 434: 431:iBerkshires.com 425: 424: 420: 407: 406: 402: 373: 369: 362: 343: 342: 338: 330: 325: 324: 320: 307: 306: 302: 292: 290: 289:on 28 July 2012 283:El Nuevo Diario 277: 276: 272: 263: 262: 258: 245: 242: 210: 139: 107:summa cum laude 99:magna cum laude 79: 71:Chamorro family 46: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 559: 557: 549: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 496:Former Jesuits 493: 488: 483: 473: 472: 467: 466: 444: 418: 400: 374:Glenn Garvin, 367: 360: 354:. p. 74. 336: 318: 300: 270: 255: 254: 253: 252: 241: 238: 209: 206: 155:Miami, Florida 151:National Guard 147:Sergio Ramírez 138: 135: 78: 75: 24: 18:Edgar Chamorro 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 558: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 521:Living people 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 476: 454: 448: 445: 432: 428: 422: 419: 414: 410: 404: 401: 397: 396:0-385-24879-2 393: 389: 385: 384:0-08-040562-2 381: 377: 371: 368: 363: 357: 353: 349: 348: 347:Dark Alliance 340: 337: 329: 322: 319: 314: 310: 304: 301: 288: 284: 280: 274: 271: 266: 260: 257: 249: 244: 243: 239: 237: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 208:After the war 207: 205: 203: 202: 197: 193: 192: 186: 185:Adolfo Calero 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 158: 156: 152: 148: 144: 136: 134: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 76: 74: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 54: 50: 44: 40: 36: 32: 27: 19: 457:. Retrieved 447: 435:. Retrieved 430: 421: 413:the original 403: 387: 375: 370: 345: 339: 333:. p. 2. 321: 313:the original 303: 291:. Retrieved 287:the original 273: 259: 236:since 2005. 213: 211: 199: 189: 182: 159: 140: 133:for a year. 106: 98: 80: 64: 48: 47: 42: 38: 31:Spanish name 26: 516:1931 births 174:Tegucigalpa 141:During the 125:. In 1977, 475:Categories 240:References 143:Sandinista 77:Early life 53:Nicaraguan 149:from the 105:(M.Th., 39:Chamorro 29:In this 481:Contras 218:Spanish 123:Managua 109:), and 97:(B.A., 57:Contras 43:Coronel 35:surname 459:24 May 437:25 May 394:  382:  358:  293:25 May 91:Jesuit 55:rebel 331:(PDF) 222:Latin 461:2008 439:2008 392:ISBN 380:ISBN 356:ISBN 295:2008 232:in 198:in 178:CIA 101:), 37:is 477:: 429:. 350:. 220:, 204:. 463:. 441:. 398:. 364:. 297:. 267:. 45:. 20:)

Index

Edgar Chamorro
Spanish name
surname
Nicaraguan
Contras
Central Intelligence Agency
Nicaragua v. United States
Chamorro family
Pedro Joaquín Chamorro y Alfaro
José Coronel Urtecho
Jesuit
Catholic University
Saint Louis University
Marquette University
University of Central America
Harvard University
Managua
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
United Nations General Assembly
Sandinista
Sergio Ramírez
National Guard
Miami, Florida
Nicaraguan Democratic Union
José Francisco Cardenal
Nicaraguan Democratic Force
Tegucigalpa
CIA
Adolfo Calero
Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.