The Somoza Family
A Nicaraguan family dynasty that controlled the presidency for more than four decades until the 1979 Sandinista Revolution.
Anastasio Somoza García
Politician · b. 1896–1956
National Guard commander who seized power and founded the Somoza family dynasty that ruled Nicaragua for over four decades.
Notable Works
- President of Nicaragua (1937-1947, 1950-1956)
Luis Somoza Debayle
Politician · b. 1922–1967
Anastasio's elder son, who succeeded his assassinated father as president and ruled Nicaragua until 1963.
Notable Works
- President of Nicaragua (1956-1963)
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Politician · b. 1925–1980
Anastasio's younger son and the last of the Somoza dictators, who ruled Nicaragua until being overthrown by the Sandinista Revolution in 197…
Notable Works
- President of Nicaragua (1967-1972, 1974-1979)