2017 in Nicaragua

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The following lists events in the year 2017 in Nicaragua .

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Tropical Storm Nate over Nicaragua on 5 October. GOES-16 Captures Tropical Storm Nate over Nicaragua (23782285178).jpg
Tropical Storm Nate over Nicaragua on 5 October.

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Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann2.jpg
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann

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References

  1. ↑ "La tormenta tropical Nate deja al menos 23 muertos y 27 desaparecidos en Centroamérica". rtve.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Nicaraguan priest and former Foreign Minister Miguel D'Escoto dies
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