Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaragua (1924-1978)
Nicaraguan revolutionary who in 1952 took over the family owned newspaper, La Prensa. He turned the paper into a leading opposition voice to the dictatorial and repressive Somoza regime. He was repeatedly jailed and in 1957 was sent into exile. He returned to Nicaragua in 1960 following an amnesty, however he suffered from further harassment and was assassinated in 1978.
His wife, Violeta Chamorro, took over the running of La Prensa which proved to be influential in the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship.