Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Acting
December 5, 1925
Died at age 54
September 17, 1980
Date of Death
Leon, Nicaragua
7 Credits
Biography
Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country between 1972 and 1974, even during the period when he was not the de jure ruler.
