NYT > World News Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War Par :Stephen Kinzer 14 juin 2025 à 12:20 The first woman to lead a Central American country, she served in the 1990s after the nation had been shaken by political strife. © John Hopper/Associated PressVioleta Barrios de Chamorro received the presidential sash from Nicaragua’s outgoing leader, Daniel Ortega, in April 1990. Her election stunned many people in Nicaragua and around the world.