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Paleo-Americans first inhabited Nicaragua. They mainly lived off of hunting and gathering, fishing, and slash-and-burn agriculture. They lived this way until they were disturbed by others coming into Nicaragua.
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The first to try conquering Nicaragua was a conquistador who went by the name of Gil González Dávilla. The first permanent settlements of Nicaragua were in 1524, by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba.
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In 1527, Arias Dávilla became the first Spanish governor of Nicaragua. -
After being a part of the First Mexican Empire, and the United Provinces of Central America, Nicaragua became an independent republic in 1838.
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Though the United States were a part of Nicaragua most of the time, the U.S. Marines truly occupied Nicaragua from 1912-1938, other than some time in 1925.
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The Somoza family came into power through being a part of the Guardia Nacional replacing the U.S. Marines.
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This started by the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and young Nicaraguans who "didn't have anything to lose". A main point of this would be the attempt of kidnapping Turner Shelton.
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Violeta led anti-Sandista parties, and was democratically elected to be the first woman president in the Americas. -
This is the time since the defeat of the Sandinistas. (time is actually from 1990 to present, not 2021.)
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Daniel Ortega wins the presidency with about 38% of the vote.