MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's Roman Catholic cardinal emeritus, Miguel Obando y Bravo, who supported the Sandinistas in their struggle to topple the Somoza dictatorship and later helped mediate peace efforts between them and "Contra" rebels, died on Sunday at age 92.
"The Nicaraguan church is in mourning," the Nicaraguan Bishops' Conference said in a statement. The cause of his death was not immediately known.
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