▁the ▁tri als ▁of ▁some ▁ 7 , 5 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁Som o za ' s ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁refused ▁by ▁the ▁Re agan ▁administration ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁General ▁Reyn al do ▁Pérez ▁V ega . ▁V ega ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁C IA ▁oper ative . ▁ ▁Ast org a ▁became ▁a ▁deput y ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁became ▁the ▁Nic ar agu an ▁amb assador ▁to ▁that ▁body , ▁a ▁position ▁she ▁held ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁to ▁recognize ▁a ▁r uling ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁Nic ar agua ▁v . ▁United ▁States , ▁that ▁declared ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Con tras ▁illegal . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁" La ▁Nor ita " ▁died ▁of ▁cer v ical ▁cancer ▁in ▁Man agua , ▁aged ▁ 3 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁" H ero ▁of ▁the ▁Father land ▁and ▁Revolution " ▁and ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Fon se ca ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁order ▁of ▁Nic ar agua ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁She ▁appears ▁as ▁one ▁of