Former Nicaraguan vice president Sergio Ramirez will deliver two public talks during his visit to Cornell University next week. The first address titled, "Adios Muchachos: The Sandinista Revolution Revisited," a personal account of the events that took place in Nicaragua during the 1980s and early 1990s, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 4:30 p.m., in 165 McGraw Hall. Ramirez will speak at the Women's Community Building on Thursday, November 16, 7:30 p.m. on the topic "Nicaragua: Reviewing the Past and Prospects for the Future."

Ramirez, a novelist, essayist, journalist and author of more than 25 books, served as vice-president of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990. He served as the leader of the Sandinista opposition in the Nicaraguan National Assembly from 1990 to 1994, and from 1995 to 1998 was President of the Sandinista Renovation Movement. He is founder of the Central American University Press and the New Nicaragua Press and is currently a member of the Central American Commission on Education, Equity and Economic Competitiveness. His has been awarded numerous literary honors for his novels and short story collections, including the Dashiell Hammett International Prize in 1989, the Order of Knights of Arts and Letters by the Government of France in 1993, and the 2000 Casa de América "José María Arguedas" Latin American Novel Prize. Ramirez also has served as columnist for numerous Spanish language papers, El Pais , Madrid, Spain; La Jornada , Mexico; and El Nuevo Diario , Nicaragua, among others.

While at Cornell, Ramirez also will meet with students and faculty. His visit is sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program and the Society for the Humanities. For more information, contact Mary Jo Dudley, Latin American Studies Program, 190 Uris Hall, (607) 255-3345.