Anastasio Somoza Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anastasio Somoza, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Nicaragua.

2 records1936–19802 events0 places

Chronological biography

1936

Coup1936

Revolution / Revolution of Nicaragua · President of Nicaragua

Overthrows his uncle Juan Sacasa to become President of Nicaragua

1980

Exile of Anastasio Somoza17 July 1980

Government / Government of Nicaragua · President of Nicaragua

Forced to resign after a civel war with the Sandanistas & takes refuge in Miami

Titles and roles

President of Nicaragua

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.