Eugenio Batres Garcia

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name = Eugenio Batres
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birthdate = May 21, 1941
birthplace = Chinandega, Nicaragua
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occupation = journalist, author, novelist
nationality = Nicaraguan
period = 1960-2007
genre = Nicaraguan and Latin American Studies
subject = Political, Social and Economics History
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Victor Eugenio Batres Garcia (born May 21,1941 in Chinandega, Nicaragua) is one of Nicaragua's most prominent journalist, political commentator, newscaster and renowned Nicaraguan writer. He is the author of "Subdesarrollo y corrupcion : experencias tercermundistas de la democracia nicaraguense", published in 2003, a historical account of Nicarguan governments. [ [http://www.nicaragua.com/literature/ Nicaragua.com - Literature - Nicaragua]

Early life

Eugenio Batres Garcia, born in 1941, became one of Nicaragua's most famed and respected journalists in the early 1960's. He began his political analysis and commentaries in weekly gazettes and local newspapers. In 1970, he became the country's first anchorman of a daily newscast program.

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