Dora María Téllez Argüello ( Spanish: Dora María Téllez Argüello , November 21, 1956 , Matagalpa ) - Nicaraguan politician, member of the revolutionary movement, historian.
| Dora Maria Telles Arguello | |
|---|---|
| Dora María Téllez Argüello | |
| Aliases | The Comandante Dos [1] |
| Date of Birth | November 21, 1955 (63 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Matagalpa |
| Citizenship |  Nicaragua |
| Occupation | , |
| The consignment | SFSS , Sandinista Update Movement |
| Father | Ramon Telles Morales |
| Mother | Maria Dora Arguello |
Biography
Sandinista Revolutionary
She was born and raised in the city of Matagalpa in a middle class anti-clerical family, graduated from the Catholic school for girls "San Jose" ( Colegio de Señoritas "San José" ), and subsequently received a medical education at the University of Leon (she studied since 1973). During her studies, she became interested in the ideas of the Sandinists. In 1974, she joined the Sandinista Front of National Liberation , took an active part in the armed struggle against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somosa . After the 3rd year, in 1976, she interrupted her studies and left for a partisan detachment.
Nicaragua's status was not good. She was governed by a dictatorship for over 40 years. We had no choice, there was no way to change political reality through elections. We should have resorted to armed struggle more out of commitment than to taste.
She fought in the north of the country, in the Ocotal region. Received the rank of commandant (later also a foreman ). After training in Panama and Cuba as a military doctor, in February 1979 she returned to Nicaragua and at the age of 22 became one of the key Sandinista commanders. Fought on several fronts.
She became one of the leaders of the capture of the parliament building on August 22, 1978 , when about 1,500 people were captured, and was responsible for negotiating with the government.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez described her at that time:
“Dora Maria Telles, twenty-two years old, is a very beautiful, shy and focused girl with intelligence and common sense who could serve her for any great purpose in life. She also studied medicine for three years in Leon.“ But I gave up for disappointment, "she says." It was very sad to treat children suffering from malnutrition, who returned to the hospital in worse condition three months later from malnutrition again "
As chief of staff of the Western partisan front, Rigoberto Lopez Perez [2] led the assault on the city of Leon , protected by elite units of the National Guard during the summer offensive in 1979 (the city became the first large settlement liberated by the SFDF).
After the Revolution
After the victory of the Sandinista Revolution, she first held the post of military commandant of Leon and the Second Military District of the SFNO, then the political secretary of the city committee of the SFNO in Managua (1979-1985), then the Minister of Health in the Government of the National Revival (1985-1990) [3] and led the creation of a free medicine, for which she was awarded the UN award. She was the first vice president of the State Council at the sessions of 1980, 1981 and 1982. She was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly in 1985 and 1990.
“I have no preference for any particular position. I feel ready for any place where I can bring something. Today I will become Minister of Health ... well, maybe tomorrow I will become a fighter again. The day after tomorrow I may be interested in going to agriculture, or to education, or to the diplomatic service. A post is not more important than what can be done on it. The revolution does a lot because you can work with a person. ”
Opposition Sandinista
In 1995, she left the SFSS in protest against the lack of democratization of the Front and the strengthening of the rule of Daniel Ortega and became one of the organizers of the Sandinista Renewal Movement ( MRS ) party to create a new political force that "claims to the true values of Sandinism , democracy and social justice" . The party consists of Sandinists who are disillusioned with the leadership of D. Ortega, including Sergio Ramirez , Luis Carrion , Ernesto Cardenal , Henry Ruiz and Victor Tirado . The party received a quarter of the vote in Managua in the 2006 election.
In 1998-2007 she was chairman of the MRS.
In June 2008, she went on a hunger strike against the "dictatorship of Ortega", which tried to abolish the legal personality of MRS [4] , re-elected president in 2006 (she went on hunger strike on the street near the Cathedral of Managua in the new center of the capital for 13 days, after which the doctors insisted on ending the hunger strike due to a health threat). In her opinion, as a result of a long absence in the country, Daniel Ortega “not only loses touch with his ministers, but also contacts with the real situation in Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in Latin America” [5] .
She supported the protest movement in 2018 , sharply opposing D. Ortega: “This is a man without principles, only driven by a thirst for power” [6] , “... he is a dictator, he is a tyrant ... a man who does not care about the life of Nicaraguans and cares only about power and money ” [7] . She repeatedly appeared in the media, quite sharply confirming her position.
Scientific activity
Since 1998, she led a bibliographic research project for Nicaraguan universities. She was the project coordinator for the Memoria Centroamericana Institute of History of Nicaragua and the Centroamerica (Ihnca) of the Central American University (where she works as a history teacher) in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica .
As a historian, she especially studied the period of deprivation of land of the indigenous inhabitants of Matagalpa and Hinotegi, caused by the colonization of the Nicaraguan state in 1820-1890. For her contribution to the study of the history of Nicaragua, she became a member of the Academy of Geography and History of Nicaragua and a corresponding member of the Academy of Geography and History of Guatemala.
In 2004, she was invited to Harvard School of Theology at Harvard University, but the State Department refused to issue her an entry visa - in the USA she is still considered a terrorist for attacking the National Palace in 1978 [8] . In response, 122 scholars from Harvard and 15 from other North American universities signed a statement supporting her, stating that the rally was against a regime that was "universally considered criminal and inhumane" [9] .
Author of several publications (Central America, The Fragility of Democracies / Amérique centrale, fragilité des démocraties /, ISBN 978-2-91672-263-4 , (fr.) ).
I was not married.
See also
- Monica Baltodano
- Idania Fernandez
Notes
- ↑ translated into Russian, "Comandante Dos" means "Comandante No. 2"
- ↑ La ministra de Salud de Nicaragua es un producto típico de la revolución sandinista (Spanish)
- ↑ Dora María Téllez. La ministra de Salud de Nicaragua es un producto típico de la revolución sandinista (Spanish)
- ↑ Dora María Téllez en huelga de hambre por mantener personalidad jurídica MRS (Spanish)
- ↑ Trial recognition: Vivid foreign policy actions designed to save the reputation of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega domestically
- ↑ Nicaragua-débat. Dora María Téllez: “Ortega est un tyran désespéré”
- ↑ "Ortega es un tirano desesperado": Dora María Téllez, comandante guerrillera nicaragüense
- ↑ All objectionable - write to terrorists
- ↑ Schooled in Revolution Archived February 6, 2007 on the Wayback Machine .
Links
- Dora María Téllez. La ministra de Salud de Nicaragua es un producto típico de la revolución sandinista (Spanish)
- "La democracia está amenazada de nuevo en Nicaragua" (Spanish)
- Dora María Téllez: La guerrillera que colecciona calcetines (Spanish)
- Biography in the book "Nicaraguan Biographies: A Resource Book" (1988) (Spanish)