This country's first female head of state ran an opposition paper called La Prensa.
This country's first female head of state ran an opposition paper called La Prensa. After two US mercenaries were shot here, a note from "dollar diplomacy" advocate Philander Knox legitimized US intervention here, which was shored up by the Bryan-Chamorro treaty. While led by René Schick, this country allowed troops heading to the Bay of Pigs invasion to depart from here. During the mid-20th century, a man named Anastasio began four decades of (*) Somoza family rule here. After Mexico, the filibuster William Walker tried to conquer this country, where funds investigated by the Tower Commission attempted to help unseat Daniel Ortega. For 10 points, name this Central American nation where the Sandinistas fought the US-backed Contras.
This country's first female head of state ran an opposition paper called La Prensa.
Republic of {Nicaragua} [or República de {Nicaragua}]