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Anastasio " Tachito " Somoza Debayle ( Spanish: [anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβajle]; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the 53rd President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1979. [1] .
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.
Jun 24, 2021 · Before he was murdered in 1978, journalist Pedro Joaquín Chamorro wrote an open letter to Nicaragua's dictator, Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In it, he told the reviled military leader how much the...
Sep 29, 1980 · Shortly before 10 one morning last week, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, 54, the exiled former dictator of Nicaragua, climbed into his white Mercedes-Benz 280 limousine along with his chauffeur and a...
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
Anastasio Somoza Debayle ( b. 5 December 1925; d. 17 September 1980), president and dictator of Nicaragua (1967–1979). "Tachito" Somoza was the younger son of Anastasio Somoza García. Unlike his older brother, Luis, Tachito rose to power through the Nicaraguan military.
May 17, 2018 · Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925-1980) became president of Nicaragua in an election in 1967 which was marred by fraud. His rule was marked by corruption and repression. Opposition to him grew until he was forced to flee to the United States in 1979.
Sep 19, 1980 · The tragedy of Anastasio Somoza Debayle was that during the late 1970s he completely failed the people of Nicaragua he professed to love. Moreover, he failed to recognize the...
Jun 24, 2021 · Before he was murdered in 1978, journalist Pedro Joaquín Chamorro wrote an open letter to Nicaragua's dictator, Anastasio Somoza Debayle. In it, he told the reviled military leader how much the...
Jul 16, 1979 · MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jul 15 —When street riots announced the beginning of serious political unrest here 18 months ago, there were some reports that President Anastasio Somoza De- special to The...
