Dora María Téllez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dora María Téllez

Nicaraguan revolutionary, historian and politician

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1955

Place of Birth: Matagalpa, Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: Nicaragua

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Dora María Téllez

  • Dora María Téllez Argüello (born 1955) is a Nicaraguan historian known for her involvement in the Nicaraguan Revolution.
  • As a young university medical student in Leon in the 1970s, Téllez was recruited by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).
  • Téllez went on to become a comandante in the popular revolt to oust the Nicaraguan dictator, Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
  • In the subsequent FSLN government, she served as Health Minister and has also been an advocate for women's rights.
  • She ultimately became a critic of repression and corruption under FSLN President Daniel Ortega and left the party to found the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS).

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