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Managua, Nicaragua… Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will arrive in Managua on Friday, November 2 and former Costa Rica President Oscar Arias will arrive Saturday, November 3 to lead Â鶹´«Ã½'s election-monitoring mission to the November 4, 2001 Nicaraguan elections. Â鶹´«Ã½, which observed the 1996 and 1990 presidential elections, was invited to the election by the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) and welcomed by the political parties.

Both Presidents are members of the Center's Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Americas, a group of 35 former heads of governments from the Western Hemisphere who work collaboratively to reinforce democracy and promote economic cooperation and peace among nations. Former Nicaragua President Violeta Chamarro also is a member.

Following is a schedule of media opportunities with leaders of the delegation. For further questions about the press schedule, please contact Kay Torrance in Managua at 077-71228. For more information on Â鶹´«Ã½, please access its Web site at www.cartercenter.org.

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