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Anastasio Somoza García
- The Somoza family (Spanish: Familia Somoza) is a political family which ruled Nicaragua for forty-three years – from 1936 to 1979. Their family dictatorship, founded by Anastasio Somoza García, was continued by his two sons Luis Somoza Debayle and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. [ 1 ]
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4 days ago · Anastasio Somoza Debayle (born Dec. 5, 1925, León, Nicaragua—died Sept. 17, 1980, Asunción, Paraguay) was the third member of the Somoza dynasty to be president of Nicaragua (1967–79), who was also commander in chief of the armed forces.
- Luis Somoza Debayle
Luis Somoza Debayle (born Nov. 18, 1922—died April 13, 1967,...
- Juan Bautista Sacasa
Juan Bautista Sacasa (born Dec. 21, 1874, León,...
- Somoza Family
Somoza family, family that maintained political control of...
- Luis Somoza Debayle
He was the last member of the Somoza family to be president, ending a dynasty that had been in power since 1937. After insurgents led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional ; FSLN) were closing in on Managua in July 1979, Somoza fled Nicaragua.
Anastasio Somoza García served as the President of Nicaragua from 1937 until 1956. He was succeeded by his elder son, Luis Somoza Debayle, who held the presidency from 1957 to 1963. The younger Somoza son, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, had two presidential terms: 1967–1972 and 1974–1979.
Somoza family, family that maintained political control of Nicaragua for 44 years. The founder of the dynasty, Anastasio Somoza García (b. Feb. 1, 1896, San Marcos, Nicaragua—d. Sept. 29, 1956, Ancón, Panama Canal Zone [now Panama]), was the son of a wealthy coffee planter and was educated in.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 25, 2024 · Anastasio Somoza was a soldier-politician who was dictator of Nicaragua for 20 years. Preferring the use of patronage and bribery to violence, he established a family dynasty in which he was succeeded by his son Luis Somoza Debayle as president (1956–63) and by another son, Anastasio Somoza
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Somoza García controlled political power, directly as president or indirectly through carefully chosen puppet presidents, from 1936 until his assassination in 1956.
Anastasio Somoza García (b. 1 February 1896; d. 29 September 1956), Nicaraguan dictator (1936–1956) and patriarch of the Somoza dynasty. Born in San Marcos, "Tacho" Somoza dominated Nicaragua from 1930 to 1956.
