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Birthday
Anastasio Somoza Garcia was born on February,1,1896 he died september 21 1978 -
Son
Anastasio Somoza Garcia had a son named somoza luis. -
Anastasio Somoza Garcia
The president was declared 'incapacitated' by Congress and Somoza served in his stead. -
Fact
After waging a bitter, six-year struggle with the forces of General Augusto Sandino, in January 1933, the Marines evacuated the country following the election of Juan Batista Somoza as President. -
New Year
In December, Somoza was elected president by a margin of 107,201 votes to 100—an implausibly high margin that could have been obtained only through massive fraud. He took office on New Years Day 1937. -
War War 2
During World War ll, the government confiscated the properties of Nicaragua's small, but economically influential German community and sold them to Somoza and his family at vastly lowered prices. By 1944 -
Presadent
Anastasio Somoza Garcia became president in 1950 -
Speech
Anastasio Somoza Garcia said a speech once in 19756 is was about a dynasty that maintained absolute control over Nicaragua for 44 years. -
He Died
In 1955, the constitution was amended to allow him to run for another term. Shortly after being nominated, he was shot on 21 September 1978 by the poet Rigoberto Lopez Perez. -
Wife
Anastasio Somoza Garcia had a wife named salvadora debayle. She died september 17 1980. She died after him.