Cpo 3055 Authoritarians And Democrats

This study source was downloaded by 100000859819779 from CourseHero.com on 01-23-2023 01:27:06 GMT -06:00https://www.coursehero.com/file/98280291/CPO-3055Essay-1/ CPO 3055 Authoritarians and Democrats Florida International UniversitySTUDENT: Muhammad Abdulaziz Prof. M ScheinbaumID 5899884 Date: 05/21/2021 SUMMER 2021 Essay 1: Has Nicaraguas Daniel Ortega become exactly the kind of leader he once opposed?Is Daniel Ortega now a dictator, something he fought against and criticized from his youth, or is he justified in his method of leadership in Nicaragua? To fully understand and answer the question, this essay will first analyze the previous regime he fought against. Then look into Daniel Ortegas background and accession to power, and how he has consolidated this power, then making comparisons, we can seek out similarities between Ortega and Somozan leadership.The Somoza dynasty ruled Nicaragua with right-wing authoritarian power from 1936 until 1979 when Anastasio Somoza Debayle was overthrown by a left-wing Sandista revolution which Daniel Ortega was a part of, this Sandista revolution should not be confused with the othertwo Somozas that ruled before Debayle. Barry Rubin in his book Modern Dictators: Third World Coup Makers, Strongmen, and Populist Tyrants describes Somoza dynasty as; Traditional dictators like the Shah of Iran, Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, or