Inventory of the Moisés Hassan M. papers
Finding aid prepared by David Jacobs
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Moisés Hassan M. papers
Date (inclusive): 1930-2007
Collection Number: 2002C4
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Moisés Hassan M. papers contain materials relating to Nicaragua during and after the Sandinista revolution of 1979. Moisés
Hassan Morales was a prominent figure in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and participated in the armed struggle
against the Somoza dictatorship. He occupied a number of posts in the Sandinista government formed after the overthrow of
Anastasio Somoza, and subsequently served as mayor of Managua. Hassan Morales later broke with the FSLN and its leader Daniel
Ortega over what Hassan Morales perceived to be the increasingly authoritarian and corrupt tendencies of the Sandinista government.
His collection consists of personal correspondence; speeches and writings; correspondence and other documents relating to
his time in government; and photographs.
Creator:
Hassan M., Moisés
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002, with some materials added subsequently.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Moisés Hassan M. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
1942 |
Born |
1968 |
Receives doctorate in physics from the University of North Carolina at Raleigh |
1979 |
Fights as a Sandinista commander in the uprising against the rule of Anastasio Somoza |
1979-1985 |
Holds various posts in the Nicaraguan government. Makes official visits to Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and the Soviet Union |
1985-1988 |
Serves as mayor of Managua |
1988 |
Resigns from the Sandinista National Liberation Front |
2009 |
Author,
La maldición de Güegüense
|
Scope and Content of Collection
The Moisés Hassan M. papers contain materials relating to Nicaragua during and after the Sandinista revolution of 1979. Moisés
Hassan Morales was a prominent figure in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and participated in the armed struggle
against the Somoza dictatorship. He occupied a number of posts in the Sandinista government formed after the overthrow of
Anastasio Somoza, and subsequently served as mayor of Managua. Hassan Morales later broke with the FSLN and its leader Daniel
Ortega over what Hassan Morales perceived to be the increasingly authoritarian and corrupt tendencies of the Sandinista government.
His collection consists of personal correspondence; speeches and writings; correspondence and other documents relating to
his time in government; and photographs.
The small
correspondence series includes a 1985 letter addressed to the Sandinista commander and minister of the interior, Tomás Borge, in which Hassan
Morales enumerates his criticisms of the Sandinistas for fostering what he describes as an atmosphere of "opportunism and
servility." The disillusionment of Hassan Morales with the Sandinistas is described in more detail in his memoirs, drafts
of which can be found in the
Speeches and Writings series of the papers. They also provide a broader account of the role played Hassan Morales in the uprising against Somoza,
his participation in the post-revolutionary Junta of National Reconstruction, and his time as mayor of Managua. The memoirs
were published in book form in 2009 as
La maldición de Güegüense.
Materials relating to the period in which Hassan Morales participated in the Sandinista government are collected in the
Government of Nicaragua file. These are arranged in a general file, as well as by governmental department, and include routine correspondence, reports,
and a small number of Ministry of the Interior case files. There are also a few country dossiers produced by the Department
of International Relations. Documents pertaining specifically to the FSLN are grouped in the
Sandinista National Liberation Front file and include correspondence, instructions, reports, and organizational plans.
The prints in the
Photographs series of the papers record a number of foreign visits made by Hassan Morales in his capacity as a Sandinista official. There are
also numerous prints that depict the final stages of the Sandinista revolution, including scenes of FSLN fighters entering
the town of Léon and the capital Managua.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in six series: Correspondence; Speeches and Writings; Government of Nicaragua file; Sandinista
National Liberation Front file; Subject file; and Photographs
Related Materials
José Ovidio Puente papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
María Haydeé Terán papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990
Correspondence
1980-1990
Scope and Contents note
Contains letters and enclosures, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent
box 1, folder 4
Embassy of the United States, Consular section (Managua, Nicargua)
1989
box 1, folder 6
Morales S., Jorge A.
1987
box 1, folder 7
Ortega Saavedra, Daniel
1981-1989
box 1, folder 8
Ortíz Sequeira, Pedro
1987
Speeches and Writings
1980-2005
Scope and Contents note
Contains articles, monograph, and speeches, arranged chronologically
box 1, folder 12
"A cuatro meses del triunfo Sandinista,"
En marcha
1980
box 1, folder 13
Speech commemorating Sandinista Revolution, Managua, Nicaragua
1980 March 2
box 1, folder 14
Speech on natural resources in Nicaragua
1980 April 23
box 1, folder 15
Speech on social security
1980 July 17
box 1, folder 16
Speech on Latin American economy
1980 December 4
box 1, folder 17
Speech on role of physical education and sports, Managua, Nicaragua
1983 March 12
box 1, folder 18
With William Ratliff, "Breaking Nicaragua's Cycle of Failure?"
2001 December
La maldición de Güegüense
2004-2007
box 2, folder 2
Compact disc containing text of draft
2007
Government of Nicaragua file
1979-1986
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence, itinerary, lists, and reports, arranged in a general file by physical form, and dossiers, case files,
and correspondence, arranged by government department, and by physical form thereunder
box 2, folder 10
Lists of government ministers
1979-1980
Department of International Relations
1986
Ministry of the Interior
1979-1980
box 3, folder 8
Mendoza López, Joaquín
1980
box 3, folder 9
Silva Morazón, Carlos
1979
Sandinista National Liberation Front file
1979-1982
General Physical Description note: 3
Scope and Contents note
Contains correspondence, instructions, plans, reports, and a pamphlet, arranged by physical form
box 3, folder 12
Instructions, plans, and reports
1979-1980
Subject file
1979-1997
General Physical Description note: 3-4
Scope and Contents note
Contains campaign literature and reports, arranged by subject
box 3, folder 14
Frente Patriótico Nacional
1979
box 3, folder 15
Managua (Nicaragua)--Economic policy
1979-1980
box 4, folder 1
Movimiento de Acción Renovador
1990-1997
box 4, folder 2
Movimiento de Unidad Revolucionaria
1989
box 4, folder 3
Nicaragua--Economic conditions
1979-1992
box 4, folder 4
Nicaragua--Politics and government
1990
Photographs
1930-1980
General Physical Description note: 4
Scope and Contents note
Contains prints arranged by subject and chronologically thereunder
Hassan M., Moisés
1979-1980
box 4, folder 5
With Daniel Ortega, Sergio Ramírez, and other Sandinista leaders
1979
box 4, folder 6
With fighters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
1979
box 4, folder 7
With Fidel Castro, other Cuban officials, and members of the Nicaraguan delegation visiting Cuba, Havana, Cuba
1979 July 25
box 4, folder 8
With other delegates at the inaugural meeting of COPPPAL (Conferencia Permanente de los Partidos Políticos de Latinoamérica
y del Caribe), Oaxaca, Mexico
1979 October 12
box 4, folder 9
With Rainer Offergeld, Managua, Nicaragua
1979 November 14
box 4, folder 10
With Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Humberto Ortega, Sergio Ramírez, and other Nicaraguan officials, Managua, Nicaragua
1980
box 4, folder 11
With Pham Van Dong, Daniel Ortega, and other Nicaraguan officials, Managua, Nicaragua
1980
box 4, folder 12
With Tomás Borge and various officials during a visit to Czechoslovakia
1980
box 4, folder 13
With Yasser Arafat, Managua, Nicaragua
1980
box 4, folder 14
With Humberto Ortega, Tomás Borge, and various officials during a visit to the Soviet Union
1980
box 4, folder 15
With Humberto Ortega, Tomás Borge, and various officials during a visit to East Germany
1980 March
box 4, folder 16
With Alexander Lilov, Managua, Nicaragua
1980 December 23
box 4, folder 18
Protest against the rule of Luis Somoza, New York City
1959
box 4, folder 19
Somoza, Anastasio, Managua, Nicaragua
1979
box 4, folder 20
Various scenes of the Nicaraguan Revolution, including Sandinista fighters
1979