Astorga, Nora
1948 - Born in Managua. Nicaraguan diplomat, lawyer, politician, and Sandinista revolutionary.
- Nora Astorga was a courageous guerillera in the Nicaraguan Revolution and a brilliant politician.
1967 - Went to the United States to study medicine but was incapable of cutting open a little animal.
1969 - Nora had been a Sandinista.
- Served as messenger for Oscar, drive him places and find safe houses.
1972 - Married to Jorge. The marriage lasted four years.
1984 - Nicaraguan deputy foreign minister.
1986 - Served as Nicaragua's Ambassador to the United Nations.
1987 - The revolutionary government awarded Nora Astorga its highest tribute: the Order of Carlos Fonseca.
1988 - Nora Astorga died in Managua on February 14th, a victim of cancer.
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