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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
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002, with some materials added subsequently.
[Identification of item], Moisés Hassan M. papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 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.
The collection is arranged in six series: Correspondence; Speeches and Writings; Government of Nicaragua file; Sandinista
National Liberation Front file; Subject file; and Photographs
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