17 September 1980
Assassination of Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Is assassinated in Paraguay after exile from Nicaragua.
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Is assassinated in Paraguay after exile from Nicaragua.
Dies after an armed attack on his vehicle in Paraguay.
Death of Anastasio Somoza Debayle
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