Who did Violeta Chamorro defeat in the 1990 presidential election?
Daniel Ortega
Arnoldo Alemán
Enrique Bolaños
José Santos Zelaya
Answer
Violeta Chamorro defeated incumbent Sandinista President Daniel Ortega in the 1990 presidential election, despite polls indicating that Ortega would win. She became the first elected female head of state in the Americas.
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