Helping democrats in closed societies Early investment by NED in the democratic struggles in the 1980s in Central Europe and the Soviet Union –  and many countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa – contributed to significant democratic breakthroughs.

NED HONORS AFRICAN ACTIVISTS WITH 2006 DEMOCRACY AWARD On June 27, the National Endowment for Democracy presented its annual Democracy Award to four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and...

Four African democracy activists from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Sudan and Zimbabwe have been chosen to receive the 2006 Democracy Award of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), which will be presented on Tuesday, June 27 at an event in the U.S. Congress. The four honorees...

Enrique Bolaños, President of the Republic of NicaraguaFebruary 25, 2003When he was inaugurated as Nicaragua's 38th President on January 10, 2001, Enrique Bolaños Geyer pledged to uphold the principles of social justice and the rule...