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Christopher Columbus became the first European to visit the coast of Central America.
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Gil Gonzalez de Avila leads the first Spanish explorers, they arrive and establish colonies, which is now Nicaragua.
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American William Walker is involved in the civil war, then takes control of Nicaragua, declares he is now president, and legalizes slavery.
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William Walker is driven out of the country, and a new government is made.
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General José Santos Zelaya takes control of the country, and forms a dictatorship.
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Augusto César Sandino launches attacks on U.S troops in Nicaragua, hoping they would leave.
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General Anastasio Somoza orders Sandino to be assassinated.
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General Somoza becomes president, starting a 43 year dictatorship with him as president.
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Luis Somoza Debayle becomes president, after his father, General Somoza was killed.
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, a leader in the war between the Somoza's, is murdered, also uniting more Nicaraguans with the FSLN