2018 Nicaraguan coup attempt

Also referred to as: violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 · 2018 coup attempt · the 2018 coup · the coup attempt · the riots which plagued Nicaragua for months in a violent, US government-sponsored coup attempt

Claims about it

• None who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office in the 2027 elections.

• Ortega has used the July 19 moment in recent years to discuss the country’s prior successes, lay out the agenda for the following year, praise the 1979 Sandinista triumph, and condemn the 2018 coup attempt.

• Ortega proposed a blanket electoral ban on candidates who participated in fomenting the 2018 riots that left hundreds dead.

• Felix Maradiaga is aligned with the far‑right Atlas Network and was a key actor in the 2018 coup attempt, receiving substantial U.S. funding.

• During the 2018 coup, Juan Sebastián Chamorro promoted the use of roadblocks where opposition hooligans kidnapped, brutalized, raped and killed civilians.

• Ortega’s call to bar coup participants from elections was met with cheers from the July 19 crowds.

Origin: first recognised while reading Nicaragua banned US-sponsored coup leaders from elections, sparking corporate media meltdown - The Grayzone · 2026-09-12 08:11