Nicaragua officially left the Central American Federation in 1838 to become a sovereign nation

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Nicaragua officially left the Central American Federation in 1838 to become a sovereign nation

Following years of internal friction, Nicaragua broke away from the Federal Republic of Central America in 1838 to forge its own path as a fully independent and sovereign republic.

Nicaragua officially declared its independence from the Central American Federation on April 30, 1838. The federation, which had united several modern-day nations after their split from Spain, struggled with intense civil wars and ideological clashes between liberals and conservatives.

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