SOMOZA DEBAYLE, LUIS

looēsˈ, 1922–67, president of Nicaragua (1957–63). The oldest son of the dictator Anastasio Somoza, he was educated in the United States. He entered congress in 1950, became acting president (1956) upon the assassination of his father, and then president (1957). He liberalized his father's regime, instituted some social reforms, and greatly extended and diversified his family's business interests. Somoza Debayle was an ardent anti-Communist. Deciding that it would be convenient to put a non-Somoza in the presidency, he pushed a law that prohibited his own reelection and prevented any member of his family from immediately succeeding him. He then relinquished the presidency to a chosen successor, René Schick Gutiérrez. He served in the senate and headed the Somoza-dominated Liberal party until his death.

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The Regime of Anastasio Somoza, 1936-1956
Book by Knut Walter; University of North Carolina Press, 1993
Subjects: Nicaragua--Politics And Government--1937-1979, Somoza, Anastasio--1896-1956
...decides to negotiate end to war, 30 - 31 ; assassinated by Guardia Nacional, 33 Somoza Debayle, Anastasio, 235 Somoza Debayle, Luis, 235 Somoza Garcia, Anastasio: selected as Jefe Director of Guardia Nacional, 29 ; initiates presidential...
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Eisenhower, Somoza, and the Cold War in Nicaragua, 1953-1961
Book by Michael D. Gambone; Greenwood, 1997
Subjects: Cold War, Eisenhower, Dwight D--(Dwight David)--1890-1969, Nicaragua--Foreign Relations--United States, Somoza, Anastasio--1896-1956, United States--Foreign Relations--1953-1961, United States--Foreign Relations--Nicaragua
...Soft" Loans, 23 - 26 , 135 , 146 , 154 , 228 Somoza Debayle, Anastasio, 121 , 210 , 217 , 221 ; military training...95 ; and 1956 assassination, 95 - 97 , 149 , 163 Somoza Debayle, Luis, 122 , 162 ; education, 95 - 97 ; as president...
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An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996
Book by John E. Jessup; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Conflict Management--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries, Political Violence--History--20th Century--Dictionaries
...September), his eldest son, Luis Somoza Debayle, became president, but...died in 1967. Anastasio Somoza-Debayle, Luis younger brother, took office...1956 (1993). Somoza, Luis. See Somoza-Debayle, Anastasio. Songgram...
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The Heritage of the Conquistadors: Ruling Classes in Central America from the Conquest to the Sandinistas
Book by Richard E. Greenleaf, Samuel Z. Stone; University of Nebraska Press, 1990
Subjects: Central America--Genealogy, Costa Rica--Genealogy, Elite (Social Sciences)--Central America--History--Case Studies, Elite (Social Sciences)--Costa Rica--History, Power (Social Sciences)--Case Studies
APPENDIX 1 9 10.11 12 ANASTASIO SOMOZA GARCIA ANASTASIO SOMOZA DEBAYLE LUIS SOMOZA DEBAYLE CARLOS SOLORZANO GUTIERREZ Generations: 0 Cristobal de Alfaro 0 Cristobal de Alfaro 0 Cristobal de Alfaro...
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Understanding Central America
Book by John A. Booth, Thomas W. Walker; Westview Press, 1999
Subjects: Central America--History--1951-1979, Central America--History--1979-, Political Stability--Central America--History--20th Century, Revolutions--Central America--History--20th Century, Social Conflict--Central America--History--20th Century
...Christian Democratic Party Guatemala Death rates, 13 , 14 Debayle, Anastasio Somoza. See Somoza Debayle, Anastasio Debayle, Luis Somoza. See Somoza Debayle, Luis Decree 155 , 165 DeFronzo, James, 61 de Leon Carpio, Ramiro, 50 - 51 , 128 , 163...
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journal articles on: Somoza Debayle Luis  - 4 results

 
 
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Nicaragua and the United States
Journal article by Shirley Christian; World Affairs, Vol. 149, 1987
Subjects: Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace
...with the rest of Central America. Luis Somoza, the son who became president...man who, while often viewed as a Somoza front man, was also considered...Alliance era. But in 1967, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Luis younger brother, who had taken...
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Competing Claims: The Struggle for Title in Nicaragua
Journal article by Michael Roche; Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 39, 2006
Subjects: Democracy--Laws, regulations and rules, Foreign investments--Political aspects, Land titles--Laws, regulations and rules, Property law--Political aspects
...on the world stage, the support Somoza Garcia received from the United...studied in the United States, Somoza Garcia had early visions of continuing...was the oldest of these sons, Luis Somoza Debayle, who assumed control of Nicaragua...
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Forged Testimonies: Fabricating the Nation in Sergio Ramirez's Sombras Nada Mas
Journal article by Henigha Stephen; The Modern Language Review, Vol. 102, 2007
Subjects: National identity--Portrayals, Nicaraguan history--Portrayals, Nicaraguan literature--Criticism and interpretation, Ramirez, Sergio--Criticism and interpretation, Sombras nada mas (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...month before the Sandinista overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle, the last Somoza dictator, on 19 July 1979. Ramirez has described...somocista distanciado para entonces del regimen. Somoza se apiado finalmente de el, dandole un contigente...
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Re-imagining the Nation: Revolutionary Media and Historiography in Mesoamerica
Journal article by Juanita Darling; Journalism History, Vol. 32, 2007
Subjects: American history, Civil war, Conflicts, Government documents, Independence movements, Media, Oral history, Politics, Revolutions
...it observed.41 Labor leader Luis Barbosa emphasized, "Many...the heros hat." Labor leader Luis Barbosa recalled: Both in the...events leading to the toppling of Somoza. "Really, it was a demonstration...Nicaraguan people were against Somoza.50 During the 1980s, all...


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Electoral Meddling: Get the N.E.D. out of Nicaragua
Magazine article by John Spicer Nichols; The Nation, Vol. 250, February 26, 1990
Subjects: Elections--Nicaragua, National Endowment for Democracy--Political activity, National Opposition Union (Nicaragua)--Finance, Nicaragua--Political aspects, Nicaraguan foreign relations--United States, Ortega Saavedra, Daniel--Political activity, United States, United States foreign relations--Nicaragua, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations--Political activity
...his son and successor, Luis. Evidence presented to...agent on retainer from the Somoza family, contributed to...suggesting that Anastasio Somoza Debayle, who had inherited the...death of his older brother Luis, had continued the family...


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newspaper articles on: Somoza Debayle Luis  - 3 results

 
 
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Lillian De Sevilla Sacasa, 82, Washington Socialite
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 21, 2003
...the eldest daughter of Anastasio Somoza Garcia and Salvadora Debayle Sacasa. She was born Lillian Ada de la Cruz Somoza Debayle and was the daughter, sister and...Miami, Lillian Salvadora of Miami, Luis Ramon of Miami, Edda Maria of Potomac...
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Family Views Show House
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 6, 2006
...Nicaraguan dictators, Anastasio Somoza Garcia and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. After the Sandinistas seized...bedroom," said Lorena Sevilla-Somoza, marveling over its serene...party in Potomac on Wednesday. Luis Checa (from top left), Julia...
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Two-Headed Caudillo
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 24, 2006
Subjects: Political parties
...the Spanish word for "strongman," Ambassador Jose Luis Velasquez denounced the "two-headed caudillo" of...revolution" of 1979 that ended the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Salon to embassy Latvia next week will dedicate a new...


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encyclopedia articles on: Somoza Debayle Luis  - 2 results

 
 
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Somoza Debayle, Luis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SOMOZA DEBAYLE, LUIS looes somo sa thabi la, 1922 67, president...oldest son of the dictator Anastasio Somoza , he was educated in the United States...his familys business interests. Somoza Debayle was an ardent anti-Communist. Deciding...
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Nicaragua
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...liberal groups in Latin America. Under Somoza relations with other Central American republics were poor. Somoza was assassinated in 1956, and his son Luis Somoza Debayle became president. Another son, Anastasio...


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