Nicaraguan general election, 1984

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The Nicaraguan general election of 1984 was a pivotal post-revolution vote in which the Sandinista National Liberation Front, led by Daniel Ortega, consolidated power amid intense domestic and international controversy over its fairness and legitimacy.

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instanceOf Nicaraguan election
general election
abbreviationOfWinningParty FSLN
boycottedBy Constitutional Liberal Party factions
Contras
Social Christian Party factions
capitalCityWhereHeld Managua
context Cold War
U.S.-backed Contra war
country Nicaragua
criticizedBy Reagan administration
United States government
some Nicaraguan opposition parties
date 4 November 1984
electoralBodyElected National Assembly
electoralLaw 1984 Nicaraguan electoral law
follows Nicaraguan general election, 1974
heldAfter Nicaraguan Revolution
internationalObservation presence of foreign observers
language Spanish
legitimacyDebate disputed fairness and competitiveness
mainWinningParty Sandinista National Liberation Front
officeContested National Assembly of Nicaragua
President of Nicaragua
oppositionParticipation legal opposition parties allowed to participate
organizedBy Sandinista government
partOf Nicaraguan Revolution period
precedes Nicaraguan general election, 1990
presidentialCandidate Alfredo César Aguirre
Clemente Guido
Daniel Ortega
Moises Hassan
Rafael Córdova Rivas
Roger Guevara Mena
Virgilio Godoy
presidentialRunningMateOfWinner Sergio Ramírez
presidentialWinner Daniel Ortega
recognizedBy Organization of American States observers
many Western European governments
resultedIn Daniel Ortega becoming president
consolidation of Sandinista power
significance first post-revolution national election in Nicaragua
supervisedBy Supreme Electoral Council of Nicaragua
typeOfSystemUsed multi-party election
voterTurnoutApproximate around 75 percent
over 80 percent of registered voters
winningPartyIdeology left-wing
socialist
year 1984

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Daniel Ortega election Nicaraguan general election, 1984
Nicaraguan Civil War significantEvent 1984 Nicaraguan general election
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Contras relatedEvent 1984 Nicaraguan general election
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1990 Nicaraguan general election precededBy 1984 Nicaraguan general election
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