Pre-colonial, colonial, and early independence (4000 BC-1856)
The coffee boom, Zelaya, and United States intervention (1856-1925)
Sandino and the rise of the Somoza dynasty (1925-1959)
The Sandinistas and the fall of the Somoza dynasty (1959-1979)
The revolutionary years (1979-1990)
Defying the odds : the road to democracy (1990-present)
Notable people in the history of Nicaragua.
