Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann

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Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (born February 5, 1933 in Los Angeles ; † June 8, 2017 in Managua ) was a Nicaraguan Sandinista politician, diplomat and temporarily suspended Roman Catholic priest.

Life

Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann was born on February 5, 1933 in Los Angeles. He grew up in Nicaragua but returned to the United States in 1947 to begin his studies. In 1953 he entered the Catholic Seminary of the Maryknoll Missionary Order in New York City and was ordained a priest in 1961. In 1962 he received a Masters degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism .

Brockmann founded the National Institute for Research and Population Measures (INAP) in Chile in 1963 with the aim of supporting the disadvantaged residents of the callampas or slum areas on the outskirts of Santiago de Chile and other cities through community campaigns to defend labor rights. In 1973 he established the Nicaraguan Foundation for Integral Community Development (FUNDECI) - now one of Nicaragua's oldest and most respected non-governmental organizations. In 1970 he took over the management of Maryknoll's social communications department at their New York headquarters, where he founded Orbis Books .

Inspired by the life and work of personalities such as Leo Tolstoy , Mahatma Gandhi , Martin Luther King and Dorothy Day , Brockmann advocated multilateralism and the respect for international law and was emphatically committed to the principles of active non-violence, solidarity and the social justice, which together with his deep ethical conviction formed the basis of his political life.

From 1979 to 1990 Brockmann was Foreign Minister of Nicaragua in Daniel Ortega's cabinet . During his tenure, he played a key role in the Contadora / Esquipulas peace process to end the armed civil war in Central America in the 1980s. In 1984 he was instrumental in his administration's decision to file a case against the United States in the International Court of Justice for supporting military and paramilitary actions against his country. The lawsuit was decided in favor of Nicaragua. Brockmann has been a senior foreign policy advisor to President Ortega since 2007. He was chairman of the Nicaraguan National Water Committee and in that capacity plays a leading role in efforts to conserve Lake Nicaragua , the largest water resource in Central America . He was a member of the National Council and the Sandinista Political Commission - the highest political body of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).

In June 2008 he was unanimously proposed by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States for the office of President of the General Assembly of the United Nations , which he then held from September 2008 to September 2009. In September 2009 Brockmann presented three international politicians with awards from the General Assembly of the United Nations during a ceremony in the Bolivian presidential palace in La Paz : Evo Morales , Bolivian President, as "World Hero of Mother Earth"; Fidel Castro , Cuban President until 2008, as "World Hero of Solidarity", and Julius Nyerere , deceased President of Tanzania , as "World Hero of Social Justice".

The suspension as a Catholic priest issued by Pope John Paul II due to his political activities was lifted by Pope Francis on August 5, 2014. The repeal followed a letter from d'Escoto in which he asked Pope Francis "to be able to celebrate Holy Mass again before his death".

Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann died on June 8, 2017 in the Nicaraguan capital Managua.

Awards

Brockmann has received numerous awards, including the Order of Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo (2007) - the highest award from the Catholic University of Redemptoris Mater (UNICA), which he received for his peace work; the Thomas Merton Awards (1987) for his commitment to world peace; of the Order of Carlos Fonseca Amador (1986) - the highest honor of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) - for his contributions to international law; the International Lenin Peace Prize (1985/86), which was awarded to him by the Soviet Union ; the Julio Cortazar Prize for Peace and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean (1985), awarded by the Argentine Institute for International Relations ; as well as the Alfonso Comin Peace Prize , which he received in 1984 as the first recipient of this award in Barcelona and which he accepted on behalf of the people of Nicaragua.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Factbox-Facts on new UN assembly head D'Escoto. In: reuters.com. Thomson Reuters , June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Biography: Father Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann - President of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. (PDF; 195 kB) In: unric.org. United Nations , September 16, 2009, accessed June 10, 2017 .
  3. ↑ See Esquipula's Peace Agreement . In: English language Wikipedia (English).
  4. ↑ GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS, BY ACCLAMATION, PRESIDENT FOR SIXTY-THIRD SESSION, BUREAU MEMBERS OF ITS MAIN COMMITTEES
  5. ↑ Morales Named “World Hero of Mother Earth” by UN General Assembly. In: Latin American Herald Tribune (Caracas), September 2, 2009, accessed June 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Pope lifts the suspension for Father D'Escoto. In: radiovaticana.va. Vatican Radio , August 4, 2014, accessed June 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Nicaragua: ex-diplomat Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann dies at 84th message from the Associated Press . In: Star Tribune . Avista Capital Partners, June 8, 2017, accessed June 9, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Escoto Brockmann, Miguel d '
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nicaraguan politician, diplomat and Catholic priest
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 2017
Place of death Managua , Nicaragua