Anastasio Somoza García
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Anastasio Somoza García was the leader of Nicaragua from 1936 until his assassination in 1956. He was officially the 21st President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1937 to 1 May 1947 and from 21 May 1950
Somoza in 1952
Somoza and Sandino in February 1933
Somoza (left) with Argentine President Juan Perón in 1953
Luis Somoza Debayle
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Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the 30th President of Nicaragua from 1957 until his resignation in 1963. He succeeded to the presidency following the death of his father, Anastasio Somoza García. Th
Anastasio Somoza García
…1956, Somoza was shot by poet Rigoberto López Pérez. Mortally wounded, he was flown to the Panama Canal Zone where he died a week later. His eldest son Luis Somoza Debayle, who was speaker of the House at the time of Somoza's death, took over as acting president and was elected in his own right in 1957. He served as…
Somoza in 1956