Silvestre Selva
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Silvestre Selva Sacasa was the dissident acting 17th President
(then called Supreme Director) 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.
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...
(then called Supreme Director) 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 16 December 1844 until 20 January 1845. He was a maternal relative of Roberto Sacasa Sarria, 44th and 46th President of Nicaragua.