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A member of this family who wrote to his rival, “I am waiting, with a clear conscience… for the blow you are to deliver,” had earlier denounced the owner of the blood plasma exporter Plasma·feresis, Pedro Ramos, in his newspaper. Carlos Andrés Pérez was tried for embezzling money to hire bodyguards for a president from this family who was elected as part of the 14-party coalition UNO. A 1978 general strike prompted by the death of a member of this family led to the ouster of a dictator nicknamed “Tachito.” (-5[1])A general (-5[1])from this family signed a 1914 treaty with William Jennings Bryan (10[1])that granted rights to a never-built canal. (10[1]-5[1])Members (10[1]-5[1])of this family have included a dissident (-5[1])editor of La Prensa (-5[4])and his (-5[1])wife, (10[1])who won a surprise electoral victory (-5[1])in 1990 (10[1])over Daniel Ortega. (-5[2])For 10 points, name this family of Nicaraguan (-5[1])president Violeta. ■END■ (10[6]0[7])

ANSWER: Chamorro family [accept Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal; accept Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro; accept Emiliano Chamorro Vargas; accept Bryan–Chamorro Treaty or Chamorro–Bryan Treaty]
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2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y1958%0%74%132.09

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Cooper RohColumbia AWUSTL B89-5
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Andrew ZengStanfordNorthwestern10210
Biniam AlaroFloridaIllinois B10910
Jared HeWaterloo ANorth Carolina A109-5
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto AGeorgia Tech110-5
Akshar GoyalIllinois AVirginia11010
Simon ZimmermanOhio StateUCF117-5
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateJohns Hopkins121-5
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Parth JagtapToronto CRIT121-5
Jaik HavlickArizona StateWaterloo B121-5
Yrwin BatanMITWUSTL A123-5
Ryan RosenbergNYUPenn State12410
Julian BushlowCornell BYale130-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltLSE13210
Shardul RaoMinnesotaMichigan135-5
Joey SunToronto BWinona State135-5
Michael KearneyHarvardMaryland143-5
Ian LuGeorgia TechToronto A14610
Guy IndoranteIowa StateIndiana14610
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsGeorgia State14610
Charles HangWUSTL AMIT1460
Gus VanskikeMarylandHarvard1460
Graham TroyNorth Carolina BTexas1460
Henry BonWinona StateToronto B14610
Chris ScheriRITToronto C1460
Alexander NicholsUCFOhio State1460
John John GrogerWUSTL BColumbia A14610
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina AWaterloo A14610
Micah ColmanWaterloo BArizona State1460
William OrrYaleCornell B1460