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

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Use

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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 1

Alvarez, Javier 1988

box 1, folder 2

Borge, Tomás 1985

box 1, folder 3

Carter, Jimmy 1989

box 1, folder 4

Embassy of the United States, Consular section (Managua, Nicargua) 1989

box 1, folder 5

Koch, Edward I. 1988

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

box 1, folder 9

Riza, Iqbal 1990

box 1, folder 10

Wheelock R., Jaime 1981

 

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 1, folder 19-26

First draft 2004

 

Second draft 2007

box 2, folder 1

Typescript 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
 

General 1979-1986

 

Correspondence 1979-1983

box 2, folder 3

1979

box 2, folder 4-7

1980

box 2, folder 8

1981-1983

box 2, folder 9

Itinerary 1980

box 2, folder 10

Lists of government ministers 1979-1980

 

Reports 1980-1981

box 3, folder 1

Sugar industry 1981

box 3, folder 2

Tourism 1980

 

Department of International Relations 1986

 

Country dossiers 1986

box 3, folder 3

Belgium 1986

box 3, folder 4

North Korea 1986

box 3, folder 5

Soviet Union 1986

box 3, folder 6

Spain 1986

 

Ministry of the Interior 1979-1980

 

Case files 1979-1980

box 3, folder 7

Acosta, Edgar 1979

box 3, folder 8

Mendoza López, Joaquín 1980

box 3, folder 9

Silva Morazón, Carlos 1979

box 3, folder 10

Correspondence 1979-1980

 

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 11

Correspondence 1979-1982

box 3, folder 12

Instructions, plans, and reports 1979-1980

box 3, folder 13

Pamphlet 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

 

Others 1930-1979

box 4, folder 17

Sandino, Agusto 1930

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

box 5

Incremental Materials