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Anastasio Somoza Debayle

1925 - 1980

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Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (Spanish: [anasˈtasjo soˈmosa ðeˈβajle]; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the 53rd President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country between 1967 and 1979, even during the period when he was not the de jure ruler. Somoza Debayle succeeded his older brother, Luis Somoza Debayle, in office. He was the last member of the Somoza family to be president, ending a dynasty that had been in power since 1937. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anastasio Somoza Debayle is the 2,603rd most popular politician (up from 2,692nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Nicaragua (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nicaraguan Politician.

Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the president of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1979. He was most famous for his dictatorial rule, which led to the Nicaraguan Revolution.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ranks 2,603 out of 19,576. Before him are Bao Zheng, Sobekneferu, Tariq Aziz, Emperor Sakuramachi, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, and Antigonus II Gonatas. After him are George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Stephen III of Hungary, Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Emperor Jing of Han, and Mauno Koivisto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ranks 49. Before him are Rod Steiger, Jacques Delors, Gabriele Amorth, Roy J. Glauber, Luciano Berio, and Dick Van Dyke. After him are William F. Buckley Jr., George Kennedy, Robert Altman, Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, and Maya Plisetskaya. Among people deceased in 1980, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ranks 33. Before him are Otto Frank, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, William Tolbert, Óscar Romero, Willard Libby, and John Bonham. After him are Alejo Carpentier, Milton H. Erickson, Hans Morgenthau, Oswald Mosley, C. P. Snow, and Hans Asperger.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ranks 2 out of 34. Before him are Daniel Ortega (1945). After him are Augusto César Sandino (1895), Anastasio Somoza García (1896), Violeta Chamorro (1929), Rubén Darío (1867), Ernesto Cardenal (1925), Enrique Bolaños (1928), Barbara Carrera (1945), Leopoldo Brenes (1949), Luis Somoza Debayle (1922), and Arnoldo Alemán (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nicaragua

Among politicians born in Nicaragua, Anastasio Somoza Debayle ranks 2. Before him are Daniel Ortega (1945). After him are Anastasio Somoza García (1896), Violeta Chamorro (1929), Ernesto Cardenal (1925), Enrique Bolaños (1928), Luis Somoza Debayle (1922), Arnoldo Alemán (1946), José Santos Zelaya (1853), Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1871), Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874), and Edén Pastora (1936).

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