The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is a public university in Nicaragua. Its main campus is located in Managua. The original campus, UNAN-Leon, is located in León and is now mainly used for medicine majors.
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2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests
UNAN was the site of violent clashes during the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests. Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was assaulted by police forces.
Organization
The university is divided into five faculties:
School of Medical Science
Faculty of Education and Humanities
Faculty of Economic Science
POLISAL (Health Polytechnic)
Faculty of science and engineering
Notable people
Anasha Campbell, politician and tourism executive
Brooklyn Rivera, Miskito activist and politician