Inventory of the Moisés Hassan M. papers
Processed by David Jacobs.
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Inventory of the Moisés Hassan M. papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- David Jacobs
- Date Completed:
- 2011
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Samira Bozorgi.
© 2011 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Moisés Hassan M. papers
Dates: 1930-2007
Collection Number: 2002C4
Creator: Hassan M., Moisés
Collection Size:
4 manuscript boxes
(1.6 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
Spanish
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Moisés Hassan M. papers, [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 Socrates at
http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes
listed in this finding aid.
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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
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Nicaragua--Politics and government--1979-1990.
Collection Contents
Box: 1
Correspondence,
1980-1990
Scope and Content Note
Contains letters and enclosures, arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
Embassy of the United States, Consular section (Managua, Nicargua),
1989
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: 1-2
Speeches and Writings,
1980-2005
Scope and Content Note
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: 2 : 2
Compact disc containing text of draft,
2007
Box: 2-3
Government of Nicaragua file,
1979-1986
Scope and Content 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/Folder: 2
Correspondence,
1979-1983
Box/Folder: 2 : 10
Lists of government ministers,
1979-1980
Box/Folder: 3
Department of International Relations,
1986
Box/Folder: 3
Ministry of the Interior,
1979-1980
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
Physical Description: 3
Scope and Content Note
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: 3-4
Subject file,
1979-1997
Physical Description: 3-4
Scope and Content Note
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
Physical Description: 4
Scope and Content Note
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
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 : 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
