United States embargo against Nicaragua
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The United States embargo against Nicaragua was an embargo
that prohibited all trade between the U.S. and Nicaragua. It was declared by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan
on May 1, 1985. Although the embargo was a very visible measure against Nicaragua, it did not have nearly as devastating an impact as did similar measures of the embargo against Cuba
in the early 1960s. The embargo was renewed in November 1989 and ultimately lifted in March 1990.
The embargo declared by Reagan stripped Aeronica
, a Nicaraguan airline, the right to land on U.S. soil. Reagan also abrogated a longstanding Treaty of Friendship, the Commerce and Navigation between the U.S., which states: "neither party shall impose restrictions or prohibitions on the importation of any product of the other party, or on the exportation of any product to the territories of the other party." The embargo banned all Nicaraguan ships from landing in any U.S. port. The Nicaraguan government denounced the embargo as a violation of international law by stating the U.S. had breached the treaty and other charters.
on November 1, 1989. He later lifted the embargo after five months on March 1990.
Embargo
An embargo is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country, in order to isolate it. Embargoes are considered strong diplomatic measures imposed in an effort, by the imposing country, to elicit a given national-interest result from the country on which it is...
that prohibited all trade between the U.S. and Nicaragua. It was declared by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
on May 1, 1985. Although the embargo was a very visible measure against Nicaragua, it did not have nearly as devastating an impact as did similar measures of the embargo against Cuba
United States embargo against Cuba
The United States embargo against Cuba is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960...
in the early 1960s. The embargo was renewed in November 1989 and ultimately lifted in March 1990.
Embargo
Ronald Reagan, on the day he declared the embargo, stated: "I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, find that the policies and actions of the Government of Nicaragua constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat." Reagan made four demands during his embargo announcement. The first demand was to "halt its export of armed insurrection, terrorism, and subversion in neighboring countries.", to end its military ties to Cuba and the Soviet Union, to cease its "massive arms buildup", and to adhere, in law and practice, to democratic principles and "observance of full political and human rights."The embargo declared by Reagan stripped Aeronica
Aeronica
Aerolíneas Nicaragüenses, operating as Aeronica, was an airline from Nicaragua. Headquartered in the capital Managua, it operated scheduled passenger flights within Central America, as well as to Mexico and the United States out of its hub at the city's Augusto C...
, a Nicaraguan airline, the right to land on U.S. soil. Reagan also abrogated a longstanding Treaty of Friendship, the Commerce and Navigation between the U.S., which states: "neither party shall impose restrictions or prohibitions on the importation of any product of the other party, or on the exportation of any product to the territories of the other party." The embargo banned all Nicaraguan ships from landing in any U.S. port. The Nicaraguan government denounced the embargo as a violation of international law by stating the U.S. had breached the treaty and other charters.
Embargo extension
The embargo was extended for six months by George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
on November 1, 1989. He later lifted the embargo after five months on March 1990.
See also
- Nicaragua v. United States
- Sandinista National Liberation FrontSandinista National Liberation FrontThe Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish...
(FSLN) - ContrasContrasThe contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle's dictatorship...