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    Anastasio Somoza García (1 February 1896 – 29 September 1956) was the leader of Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956. He was officially...
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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...
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    founded by Anastasio Somoza García, was continued by his two sons Luis Somoza Debayle and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Anastasio Somoza García served as the...
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    father, Anastasio Somoza García. His family which was called the Somoza family was the most powerful family in the country at that time. Somoza Debayle...
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  • Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (born 1 February 1951) is a Nicaraguan American colonel and businessman. Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero was born on December...
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  • Anastasio Somoza may refer to: Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956), Nicaraguan dictator 1936–1956 Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980), Nicaraguan dictator...
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    Liberal Nacionalista, PLN) was a political party in Nicaragua. When Anastasio Somoza García took power in 1936, the party aligned itself with the United States...
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  • equipped by the Americans, designed to be loyal to U.S. interests. Anastasio Somoza García, a close friend of the American government, was put in charge....
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    Sandino was assassinated in 1934 by National Guard forces of General Anastasio Somoza García, who went on to seize power in a coup d'état two years later. After...
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    Hope Portocarrero (category Somoza family)
    Madame Somoza and Hope Somoza Baldocchi later in life, (June 28, 1929 – 5 October 1991) was the wife of president of Nicaragua Anastasio Somoza Debayle...
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  • de Somoza García (27 May 1895 – 1 February 1987) was the First Lady of Nicaragua during the presidency of her husband, the dictator Anastasio Somoza Garcia...
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  • 1956) was a Nicaraguan poet, artist and composer. He assassinated Anastasio Somoza García, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua. On September 21, 1981, 25...
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  • She was the daughter of dictatorial president Anastasio Somoza García and Salvadora Debayle de Somoza, the wife of Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa, and the...
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  • d'état orchestrated by the Commander of the National Guard, General Anastasio Somoza García. Leonardo Argüello was born in León, Nicaragua. Working as a doctor...
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    city, it was rebuilt and renamed after Anastasio Somoza García. In 1979, after the Sandinistas overthrew the Somoza dynasty, it was renamed in honor of Rigoberto...
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  • time of its foundation, PSN supported the regime of Anastasio Somoza García. PSN considered that Somoza (nominally a liberal) was an anti-fascist ally. In...
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  • 1974, though effective power was in the hands of strongman Anastasio Somoza. Anastasio Somoza Debayle's term in office was due to end in May 1972 due to...
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  • efforts, appointed Anastasio Somoza García as Chief Director of the National Guard in 1925. Besides being a nephew of Sacasa, Somoza Garcia was a trusted friend...
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    leader Anastasio Somoza García took power in 1936, the Church abandoned its loyalties to the Conservatives and became dedicated to the Somoza regime....
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    provisional government on June 16, 1979, as the civil war against Anastasio Somoza Debayle entered its final phase. It was composed of five members: a...
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    was an associate of the 1970s Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle and served as Somoza's minister of education for a period, and the family...
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    served as Vice President of Anastasio Somoza Debayle from 1967 to 1972, and President of Nicaragua very briefly after Somoza fled the country in 1979. Urcuyo...
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  • was planned with the support of the United Fruit Company and of Anastasio Somoza García, Rafael Trujillo and Marcos Pérez Jiménez, the US-backed right-wing...
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    president and National Congress of Nicaragua on 21 May 1950. In April, Anastasio Somoza García and Emiliano Chamorro Vargas sat down and signed the Pacto de los...
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  • the paper was censored. He continued to be critical of dictator Anastasio Somoza García, who came to power in a coup d'état. Twice the newspaper suffered...
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    the Marines. At the insistence of the U.S. Ambassador, he named Anastasio Somoza García, who was married to one of his nieces, as director of the Guardia...
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    Salvadora Debayle Sacasa, married to Anastasio Somoza García, 65th and 69th President of Nicaragua, and had issue Lillian Somoza Debayle married Guillermo Sevilla...
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    term and following the 1967 elections, handed over the presidency to Anastasio Somoza Debayle on 1 May of that year. He, in turn appointed Guerrero as his...
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    The Somoza dynasty consisted of Anastasio Somoza García, his eldest son Luis Somoza Debayle, and finally Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The era of Somoza family...
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    national guard commander Anastasio Somoza Garcia following a military coup on 9 June 1936, and remained in office until Somoza became president on 1 January...
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