2021 in Nicaragua explained

See also: 2021 in Central America.

The following lists events in the year 2021 in Nicaragua.

Incumbents

• • President: Daniel Ortega Vice President: Rosario Murillo

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua.

• 18 January – The National Assembly approves life sentences for “hate crimes” including rape and murder.^[1]
• 5 February – Evangelical minister Miguel Ángel Casco went viral on social media when he praised the ″multiplication of penises″ under President Daniel Ortega. Speaking on live television he said, ″Yo creo firmemente que Nicaragua va a experimentar... los milagros de multiplicar los penes”. (English: ″I firmly believe that Nicaragua is going to experiment... the miracle of multiplication of penises.″) He may have confused the Spanish words panes and penes, which are translated as ″bread″ and ″penises″, respectively.^[2]
• 11 February – Musician and songwriter Carlos Mejía Godoy condemns a proposed law that would declare the songs of the National Guard, as Heritage of the Nation, considering it confiscatory of his work.^[3]
• 18 February – The government creates the National Ministry for Extraterrestrial Space Affairs, The Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. It will be under the control of the Nicaraguan army.^[4]
• 2 March – A boat with partially decomposed bodies of six migrants, one with a passport from Guinea, is found Cayo Las Palomas.^[5]
• 8 March – President Ortega denounces the European Union (EU) and the United States for a lack of women′s rights, noting that nine of sixteen members of his Cabinet are women. Just hours before Ortega praised Nicaragua′s freedom of the press, five women denounced the government for surrounding their houses with police to prevent them from going out to commemorate International Women's Day.^[6]
• 8 June – 2021 Nicaraguan general election: Opposition candidates Félix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastián Chamorro are arrested while they are investigated for foreign ties. Cristiana Chamorro Barrios and Arturo Cruz Jr. are also arrested.^[7]
• 7 November – 2021 Nicaraguan general election

Culture

• 1 March – 15th Edition of the Pedro J. Chamorro Cardenal Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism^[8]

Births

• 6 January – Nieves ("Snow"), a white Bengal tiger, born at the zoo near Managua.^[9]

Deaths

• 21 January – Mauricio Herdocia Sacasa, 62, jurist, General Secretary of Central American Integration System (2000).^[10]
• 12 February – Bayardo Cuadra, 84, chemical engineer and historian.^[11]
• 14 June – Enrique Bolaños, 93, president of Nicaragua (2002–2007) and vice president (1997–2000).^[12]

See also

• List of years in Nicaragua
• 2021 Atlantic hurricane season
• COVID-19 pandemic in North America
• Public holidays in Nicaragua
• 2021 in Central America

Notes and References

1. News: Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes . January 19, 2021 . AP NEWS . 19 January 2021.
2. News: Nicaragua: un pastor evangélico dijo que Daniel Ortega produciría el milagro de "la multiplicación de los penes" y se volvió viral . February 5, 2021 . infobae . February 5, 2021 . es-ES.
3. News: El músico Carlos Mejía Godoy afirma que una propuesta legislativa busca robarle sus creaciones . February 11, 2021 . CNN . 11 February 2021 . es.
4. News: Nicaragua creates Ministry of Extraterrestrial Space Affairs . February 19, 2021 . AP NEWS . 18 February 2021.
5. News: Nicaragua finds boat with bodies of 6 migrants in Caribbean . March 4, 2021 . AP NEWS . 2 March 2021.
6. News: Ortega critica a Estados Unidos y a Europa en el Día de la Mujer . March 9, 2021 . es-us.noticias.yahoo.com . EFE . March 8, 2021 . es-US.
7. Web site: La Justicia del régimen de Ortega ordenó la prisión preventiva por 90 días de los candidatos opositores Félix Maradiaga y Juan Sebastián Chamorro . infobae . 11 June 2021 . Infoabae . June 11, 2021 . es-ES.
8. News: Pese a la censura del régimen de Nicaragua, la Fundación Violeta Chamorro entregó los premios a la Excelencia al Periodismo de Investigación . March 2, 2021 . infobae . March 2, 2021 . es-ES.
9. News: White Bengal tiger cub born at Nicaragua zoo . January 9, 2021 . BBC News . 6 January 2021.
10. https://100noticias.com.ni/nacionales/104970-mauricio-herdocia-muere-infarto-jurista-nicaragua/ Fallece Mauricio Herdocia, experto en derecho internacional
11. https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2021/02/13/nacionales/2784397-muere-el-historiador-bayardo-cuadra-un-hombre-justo-que-procuro-portarse-bien Muere el historiador Bayardo Cuadra, "un hombre justo, que procuró portarse bien"
12. Web site: 2021-06-16 . Fallece expresidente de Nicaragua Enrique Bolaños Geyer, a los 93 años . 2024-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616164514/https://www.confidencial.com.ni/politica/fallece-expresidente-de-nicaragua-enrique-bolanos-geyer-a-los-93-anos/ . 2021-06-16 .