Anastasio Somoza Debayle

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Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the last ruler of Nicaragua’s Somoza family dynasty, a U.S.-backed authoritarian president whose regime was overthrown by the Sandinista revolution in 1979.

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instanceOf President of Nicaragua
human
politician
alternativeName Tachito Somoza NERFINISHED
birthDate 1925-12-05
birthPlace León, Nicaragua NERFINISHED
cameToPowerThrough control of the National Guard of Nicaragua
causeOfDeath assassination
country Nicaragua
countryOfCitizenship Nicaragua NERFINISHED
deathDate 1980-09-17
deathPlace Asunción, Paraguay NERFINISHED
educatedAt La Salle Institute (Nicaragua) NERFINISHED
La Salle Military Academy (New York) NERFINISHED
St. Leo College Preparatory School NERFINISHED
United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED
endTime first presidency: 1972-05-01
second presidency: 1979-07-17
event Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED
familyName Somoza NERFINISHED
father Anastasio Somoza García NERFINISHED
fledTo Asunción, Paraguay NERFINISHED
Miami, United States NERFINISHED
fullName Anastasio Somoza Debayle NERFINISHED
givenName Anastasio NERFINISHED
hasChild Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero NERFINISHED
Juliana Somoza Portocarrero NERFINISHED
killedBy Argentine guerrillas linked to the Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT-ERP)
languageSpoken Spanish
mannerOfDeath car-bomb attack
memberOfPoliticalParty Nationalist Liberal Party (Nicaragua) NERFINISHED
mother Salvadora Debayle NERFINISHED
notableFor authoritarian rule
being the last ruler of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua
corruption and repression
occupation military officer
politician
overthrownBy Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) NERFINISHED
partOf Somoza family dynasty NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander of the National Guard of Nicaragua
President of Nicaragua
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Managua, Nicaragua NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sibling Luis Somoza Debayle NERFINISHED
spouse Hope Portocarrero NERFINISHED
startTime first presidency: 1967-05-01
second presidency: 1974-12-01
supportedBy United States government NERFINISHED

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National Guard of Nicaragua allegiance Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Somoza dictatorship keyLeader Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Daniel Ortega opposed Anastasio Somoza Debayle