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Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan politician, military officer, hydraulic engineer, and dictator who served as the 53rd President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 until his fall in 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.
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politics · President of Nicaragua (1967–72; 1974–79) · politician · also Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Anastasio Somoza, Tachito, Debayle
Born 5 December 1925 · Died 17 September 1980 · Q218443
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Moviefone: Anastasio Somoza Debayle
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1980· 1 entry
Died 1980-09-17.
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1979· 2 entries
Somoza resigned from the presidency and fled to Miami in a converted Curtiss C-46
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The Brazilian newspaper Gazeta Mercantil estimated that the Somoza family's fortune amounted to between $2 billion and $4 billion with its head, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, owning $1 billion
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1975· 1 entry
Somoza Debayle launched a campaign to crush the Sandinistas; individuals suspected of supporting the Front were targeted
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Nicaragua (1974–1979).
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1972).
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1968· 1 entry
Prince Rainier III bestowed Somoza with the Order of St
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1967· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Nicaragua (1967–1972).
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1925· 2 entries
Born 1925-12-05.
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As the third child of Anastasio Somoza García and Salvadora Debayle
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