Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa
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Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa was the President
of Nicaragua
from 27 May to 15 August 1947.
He was a relative of Silvestre Selva
, 17th President of Nicaragua, Roberto Sacasa
, 44th and 46th President, and his son Juan Bautista Sacasa
, 63rd President, as well as a cousin of Roberto Martínez Lacayo, 74th and 75th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1972 to 1 March 1973 and from 1 March 1973 to 1 December 1974, and Arnoldo Alemán
, 81st President of Nicaragua.
On 26 May 1947, he was installed with the help of former president Anastasio Somoza García
, the commander of the army, who had become dissatisfied with his recently elected successor, Leonardo Argüello. Lacayo served as president for three months.
President of Nicaragua
The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director .-Heads of State of Nicaragua within the Federal Republic of Central America...
of Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
from 27 May to 15 August 1947.
He was a relative of Silvestre Selva
Silvestre Selva
Silvestre Selva Sacasa was the dissident acting 17th President of Nicaragua from 16 December 1844 until 20 January 1845. He was a maternal relative of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, 44th and 46th President of Nicaragua....
, 17th President of Nicaragua, Roberto Sacasa
Roberto Sacasa
Roberto Sacasa Sarria was the President of Nicaragua from 5 August 1889 to 1 January 1891 and again the 46th from 1 March 1891 to 11 July 1893.-Ancestry:...
, 44th and 46th President, and his son Juan Bautista Sacasa
Juan Bautista Sacasa
Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa was the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1933 to 9 June 1936. He was the eldest son of Roberto Sacasa, 44th and 46th President of Nicaragua, and wife and cousin Ángela Sacasa Cuadra...
, 63rd President, as well as a cousin of Roberto Martínez Lacayo, 74th and 75th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1972 to 1 March 1973 and from 1 March 1973 to 1 December 1974, and Arnoldo Alemán
Arnoldo Alemán
José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo was the 81st President of Nicaragua from 10 January 1997 to 10 January 2002.-Biography:Alemán was born in Managua and received his early education at the La Salle institute in Managua...
, 81st President of Nicaragua.
On 26 May 1947, he was installed with the help of former president Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García was officially the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1937 to 1 May 1947 and from 21 May 1950 to 29 September 1956, but ruled effectively as dictator from 1936 until his assassination.-Biography:Somoza was born in San Marcos, Carazo Department in Nicaragua, the son of...
, the commander of the army, who had become dissatisfied with his recently elected successor, Leonardo Argüello. Lacayo served as president for three months.