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Title: Moisés Hassan Date (inclusive): 1930-2007 Collection Number: 2002C4 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes (2 linear feet) Abstract: The Moisés Hassan 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. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Creator: Hassan M., Moisés Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Moisés Hassan, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2002, with some materials added subsequently. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/. Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Related Materials José Ovidio Puente papers, Hoover Institution Archives María Haydeé Terán papers, Hoover Institution 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 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. 2002C4 2
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 Subjects and Indexing Terms Nicaragua--Politics and government--1979-1990. Box: 1 Correspondence, 1980-1990 Contains letters and enclosures, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent Box/Folder: 1 : 1 Alvarez, Javier, 1988 Box/Folder: 1 : 2 Borge, Tomás, 1985 Box/Folder: 1 : 3 Carter, Jimmy, 1989 Box/Folder: 1 : 4 Embassy of the United States, Consular section (Managua, Nicargua), 1989 Box/Folder: 1 : 5 Koch, Edward I., 1988 Box/Folder: 1 : 6 Morales S., Jorge A., 1987 Box/Folder: 1 : 7 Ortega Saavedra, Daniel, 1981-1989 Box/Folder: 1 : 8 Ortíz Sequeira, Pedro, 1987 Box/Folder: 1 : 9 Riza, Iqbal, 1990 Box/Folder: 1 : 10 Wheelock R., Jaime, 1981 Box: 1-2 Speeches and Writings, 1980-2005 Contains articles, monograph, and speeches, arranged chronologically Box/Folder: 1 : 12 "A cuatro meses del triunfo Sandinista," En marcha, 1980 Box/Folder: 1 : 13 Speech commemorating Sandinista Revolution, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980 March 2 Box/Folder: 1 : 14 Speech on natural resources in Nicaragua, 1980 April 23 Box/Folder: 1 : 15 Speech on social security, 1980 July 17 Box/Folder: 1 : 16 Speech on Latin American economy, 1980 December 4 Box/Folder: 1 : 17 Speech on role of physical education and sports, Managua, Nicaragua, 1983 March 12 Box/Folder: 1 : 18 With William Ratliff, "Breaking Nicaragua's Cycle of Failure?", 2001 December Box/Folder: 1-2 La maldición de Güegüense, 2004-2007 Box/Folder: 1 : First draft, 2004 19-26 Box/Folder: 2 : 1-2 Second draft, 2007 Box/Folder: 2 : 1 Typescript, 2007 Box/Folder: 2 : 2 Compact disc containing text of draft, 2007 2002C4 3
Government of Nicaragua file, 1979-1986 Box: 2-3 Government of Nicaragua file, 1979-1986 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/Folder: 2-3 General, 1979-1986 Box/Folder: 2 Correspondence, 1979-1983 Box/Folder: 2 : 3 1979 Box/Folder: 2 : 4-7 1980 Box/Folder: 2 : 8 1981-1983 Box/Folder: 2 : 9 Itinerary, 1980 Box/Folder: 2 : 10 Lists of government ministers, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 3 Reports, 1980-1981 Box/Folder: 3 : 1 Sugar industry, 1981 Box/Folder: 3 : 2 Tourism, 1980 Box/Folder: 3 Department of International Relations, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 Country dossiers, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 : 3 Belgium, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 : 4 North Korea, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 : 5 Soviet Union, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 : 6 Spain, 1986 Box/Folder: 3 Ministry of the Interior, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 3 Case files, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 3 : 7 Acosta, Edgar, 1979 Box/Folder: 3 : 8 Mendoza López, Joaquín, 1980 Box/Folder: 3 : 9 Silva Morazón, Carlos, 1979 Box/Folder: 3 : 10 Correspondence, 1979-1980 Box: 3 Sandinista National Liberation Front file, 1979-1982 General Physical Description note: 3 Contains correspondence, instructions, plans, reports, and a pamphlet, arranged by physical form Box/Folder: 3 : 11 Correspondence, 1979-1982 Box/Folder: 3 : 12 Instructions, plans, and reports, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 3 : 13 Pamphlet, 1980 Box: 3-4 Subject file, 1979-1997 General Physical Description note: 3-4 Contains campaign literature and reports, arranged by subject Box/Folder: 3 : 14 Frente Patriótico Nacional, 1979 Box/Folder: 3 : 15 Managua (Nicaragua)--Economic policy, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 1 Movimiento de Acción Renovador, 1990-1997 Box/Folder: 4 : 2 Movimiento de Unidad Revolucionaria, 1989 Box/Folder: 4 : 3 Nicaragua--Economic conditions, 1979-1992 Box/Folder: 4 : 4 Nicaragua--Politics and government, 1990 Box: 4 Photographs, 1930-1980 General Physical Description note: 4 Contains prints arranged by subject and chronologically thereunder Box/Folder: 4 Hassan M., Moisés, 1979-1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 5 With Daniel Ortega, Sergio Ramírez, and other Sandinista leaders, 1979 Box/Folder: 4 : 6 With fighters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, 1979 2002C4 4
Photographs, 1930-1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 7 With Fidel Castro, other Cuban officials, and members of the Nicaraguan delegation visiting Cuba, Havana, Cuba, 1979 July 25 Box/Folder: 4 : 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/Folder: 4 : 9 With Rainer Offergeld, Managua, Nicaragua, 1979 November 14 Box/Folder: 4 : 10 With Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Humberto Ortega, Sergio Ramírez, and other Nicaraguan officials, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 11 With Pham Van Dong, Daniel Ortega, and other Nicaraguan officials, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 12 With Tomás Borge and various officials during a visit to Czechoslovakia, 1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 13 With Yasser Arafat, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 14 With Humberto Ortega, Tomás Borge, and various officials during a visit to the Soviet Union, 1980 Box/Folder: 4 : 15 With Humberto Ortega, Tomás Borge, and various officials during a visit to East Germany, 1980 March Box/Folder: 4 : 16 With Alexander Lilov, Managua, Nicaragua, 1980 December 23 Box/Folder: 4 Others, 1930-1979 Box/Folder: 4 : 17 Sandino, Agusto, 1930 Box/Folder: 4 : 18 Protest against the rule of Luis Somoza, New York City, 1959 Box/Folder: 4 : 19 Somoza, Anastasio, Managua, Nicaragua, 1979 Box/Folder: 4 : 20 Various scenes of the Nicaraguan Revolution, including Sandinista fighters, 1979 Box 5 Incremental Materials 2002C4 5