[19970516]96-813_尼加拉瓜：查莫罗政府的变化和美国的担忧.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-813 FUpdated May 16, 1997Nicaragua: Changes Under the ChamorroGovernment and U.S. Concerns(name redacted) Analyst in Latin American AffairsForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryNational reconciliation was the primary goal of President Violeta Barrios deChamorros administration from 1990-1996. Yet many critics, both in Nicaragua andin the U.S. Congress, saw her commitment to keeping the peace within the Nicaraguannational family as slowing the pace of political, institutional, and economic reform inthe early years of her seven-year term. During the last two years, however, Nicaraguabegan to develop the institutions that contribute to a pluralist system. Primary U.S.concerns have been the development of democracy and of the economy, and thesettlement of property claims. U.S. aid was given to promote fair elections on October20, 1996. Chamorro transferred power to the newly-elected president, Arnoldo Aleman,on January 10, 1997.Background and Current Political Situation When President Chamorro took office in April 1990, she took charge of a highlypolarized nation an