Luis Somoza Debayle

Luis Somoza Debayle
Somoza in 1956
30th President of Nicaragua
In office
3 February 1957 – 1 May 1963
Acting: 29 September 1956 – 3 February 1957
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byAnastasio Somoza García
Succeeded byRené Schick
Personal details
Born(1922-11-18)18 November 1922
Died13 April 1967(1967-04-13) (aged 44)
PartyNationalist Liberal Party (PLN)
Spouse
(m. 1947)
Children7
Parents
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Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle (18 November 1922 – 13 April 1967) was the 30th President of Nicaragua from 1957 until his resignation in 1963. He succeeded to the presidency following the death of his father, Anastasio Somoza García. The Somoza family was the most powerful family in the country at that time.