# 2018 Nicaraguan coup attempt
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/event/2018-nicaraguan-coup-attempt--544bb555
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/event/2018-nicaraguan-coup-attempt--544bb555.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1

Event time: **no recorded time**

## Claims about it

- [None who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office in the 2027 elections.](https://truthscore.com/claim/5b9492d1)
- [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…](https://truthscore.com/claim/503bfffa)
- [Ortega proposed a blanket electoral ban on candidates who participated in fomenting the 2018 riots that left hundreds dead.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a06dc20e)
- [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.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a5961677)
- [During the 2018 coup, Juan Sebastián Chamorro promoted the use of roadblocks where opposition hooligans kidnapped, brutalized, raped and killed civilians.](https://truthscore.com/claim/13f11e93)
- [Ortega’s call to bar coup participants from elections was met with cheers from the July 19 crowds.](https://truthscore.com/claim/5ac9c012)