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'''Félix Alejandro Maradiaga Blandón''' is a Nicaraguan [[academic]] and political activist. From 2002 to 2006, he was Secretary General of the [[Ministry of Defense (Nicaragua)|Ministry of Defense]] under President [[Enrique Bolaños]].<ref>https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109603/witnesses/HHRG-116-FA07-Bio-MaradiagaF-20190611.pdf</ref> Maradiaga is the founding co-director of the [[Civil Society Leadership Institute]].<ref name=EFE>Félix Maradiaga, el hombre que le echó un pulso "intelectual" a Daniel Ortega; NICARAGUA D.HUMANOS (Crónica)". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). October 2, 2018</ref> He has been one of the top recipients of US aid to change the government of [[Nicaragua]]. | '''Félix Alejandro Maradiaga Blandón''' is a Nicaraguan [[academic]] and political activist. From 2002 to 2006, he was Secretary General of the [[Ministry of Defense (Nicaragua)|Ministry of Defense]] under President [[Enrique Bolaños]].<ref>https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109603/witnesses/HHRG-116-FA07-Bio-MaradiagaF-20190611.pdf</ref> Maradiaga is the founding co-director of the [[Civil Society Leadership Institute]].<ref name=EFE>Félix Maradiaga, el hombre que le echó un pulso "intelectual" a Daniel Ortega; NICARAGUA D.HUMANOS (Crónica)". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). October 2, 2018</ref> He has been one of the top recipients of US aid to change the government of [[Nicaragua]]. | ||
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| − | Maradiaga | + | Maradiaga grew up and was educated in the [[United States]]. |
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| + | == Activities == | ||
| + | Maradiaga has long been cultivated by the US government with the goal of destabilizing the Sandinista government.<ref name=Norton>https://thegrayzone.com/2021/09/24/us-congress-economic-war-nicaragua-sandinista/</ref> | ||
Although his support base in his homeland is tiny, and he is despised by [[Sandinista]] supporters who hold him responsible for destabilizing the country over three years ago, Maradiaga has remained a top US government asset.<ref name=Norton/> | Although his support base in his homeland is tiny, and he is despised by [[Sandinista]] supporters who hold him responsible for destabilizing the country over three years ago, Maradiaga has remained a top US government asset.<ref name=Norton/> | ||
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Incubated in the bowels of elite corporate-funded neoliberal institutions like the [[World Economic Forum]], Maradiaga has led a series of [[NGOs]] and [[think tanks]], such as the [[Institute for Strategic Studies and Public Policy]] (IEEPP), which use plentiful funding from [[CIA]] cutouts to like the [[US Agency for International Development]], the [[International Republican Institute]], and the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] to wage [[hybrid warfare]] against the Nicaraguan government.<ref name=Norton/> | Incubated in the bowels of elite corporate-funded neoliberal institutions like the [[World Economic Forum]], Maradiaga has led a series of [[NGOs]] and [[think tanks]], such as the [[Institute for Strategic Studies and Public Policy]] (IEEPP), which use plentiful funding from [[CIA]] cutouts to like the [[US Agency for International Development]], the [[International Republican Institute]], and the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] to wage [[hybrid warfare]] against the Nicaraguan government.<ref name=Norton/> | ||
| − | He is married to [[Berta Valle]]. Both of them were selected by the [[World Economic Forum]] to by part of the [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2009|Young Global Leaders program]] in [[2009]]. | + | == Connections == |
| + | Felix Maradiaga was selected for the [[2008 World Fellows Program]]. He is married to [[Berta Valle]]. Both of them were selected by the [[World Economic Forum]] to by part of the [[WEF/Young Global Leaders 2009|Young Global Leaders program]] in [[2009]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 23:35, 9 May 2023
 Felix Maradiaga     (politician, deep state operative?) | |
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| Born | 3 September 1976) |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Mobile |
| Spouse | Berta Valle |
| Member of | WEF/Young Global Leaders/2009, World Fellows Program/2008 |
Nicaraguan academic with deep state connections | |
Félix Alejandro Maradiaga Blandón is a Nicaraguan academic and political activist. From 2002 to 2006, he was Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense under President Enrique Bolaños.[1] Maradiaga is the founding co-director of the Civil Society Leadership Institute.[2] He has been one of the top recipients of US aid to change the government of Nicaragua.
Background
Maradiaga grew up and was educated in the United States.
Activities
Maradiaga has long been cultivated by the US government with the goal of destabilizing the Sandinista government.[3]
Although his support base in his homeland is tiny, and he is despised by Sandinista supporters who hold him responsible for destabilizing the country over three years ago, Maradiaga has remained a top US government asset.[3]
Incubated in the bowels of elite corporate-funded neoliberal institutions like the World Economic Forum, Maradiaga has led a series of NGOs and think tanks, such as the Institute for Strategic Studies and Public Policy (IEEPP), which use plentiful funding from CIA cutouts to like the US Agency for International Development, the International Republican Institute, and the National Endowment for Democracy to wage hybrid warfare against the Nicaraguan government.[3]
Connections
Felix Maradiaga was selected for the 2008 World Fellows Program. He is married to Berta Valle. Both of them were selected by the World Economic Forum to by part of the Young Global Leaders program in 2009.
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References
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109603/witnesses/HHRG-116-FA07-Bio-MaradiagaF-20190611.pdf
- ↑ Félix Maradiaga, el hombre que le echó un pulso "intelectual" a Daniel Ortega; NICARAGUA D.HUMANOS (Crónica)". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). October 2, 2018
- ↑ a b c https://thegrayzone.com/2021/09/24/us-congress-economic-war-nicaragua-sandinista/
