Anastasio Somoza

In Latin America, voters granting leaders more time in office to effect real changeHorrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.Now a new wave ...

Anastasio Somoza, in full Anastasio Somoza Garcia, byname Tacho (b. Sept. 29, 1956, Ancon, Panama Canal Zone), soldier-politician who was dictator of Nicaragua for 20 years. The son of a wealthy coffee planter, Somoza was educated in Nicaragua and the United States ...

Sept. 17, 1980, Asuncion, Paraguay), third member of the Somoza dynasty to be president of Nicaragua (1967-79), who was also commander in chief of the armed forces.. Somoza was prevented by law from being president directly after his brother, so in the ...

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