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The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty in Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard
National Guard (Nicaragua)

In Nicaragua, the National Guard was a militia created during the United States occupation of Nicaragua of that country by the United States from 1909 to 1933....
. They ultimately fell to a revolution led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista National Liberation Front

The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist Nicaraguan political party. Their organization is generally referred to by the initials FSLN and its members are called, in both English and Spanish, Sandinistas....
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Three of the Somozas served as 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 ....
. They were:






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The Somoza family was an influential political dynasty in Nicaragua
Nicaragua

Nicaragua officially the Republic of Nicaragua , is a representative democracy republic. It is the largest state in Central America with an area of 130,000 km2, about the size of the state of New York....
. Their influence exceeded their combined 43 years in the de facto presidency, as they were the power behind the other presidents of the time through their control of the National Guard
National Guard (Nicaragua)

In Nicaragua, the National Guard was a militia created during the United States occupation of Nicaragua of that country by the United States from 1909 to 1933....
. They ultimately fell to a revolution led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista National Liberation Front

The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist Nicaraguan political party. Their organization is generally referred to by the initials FSLN and its members are called, in both English and Spanish, Sandinistas....
.

Three of the Somozas served as 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 ....
. They were:
  • Anastasio Somoza García
    Anastasio Somoza García

    Anastasio Somoza Garc?a was officially the 65th and 69th President of Nicaragua 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....
     (1896–1956; ruled 1937–1947, 1950–1956), the father
  • Luis Somoza Debayle
    Luis Somoza Debayle

    Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the 70th List of Presidents of Nicaragua of Nicaragua from 29 September 1956 to 1 May 1963, but was effectively dictator of the country from 1956 until his death....
     (1922–1967, ruled 1956–1963), his eldest son
  • Anastasio Somoza Debayle
    Anastasio Somoza Debayle

    Anastasio Somoza Debayle was officially the 73rd and 76th List of Presidents of Nicaragua of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979....
     (1925–1980, ruled 1967–1972, 1974–1979), his second son.


Less notable members of the Somoza family include:
  • Hope Portocarrero
    Hope Portocarrero

    Hope Portocarrero Debayle de Somoza de Baldocchi was the first lady of Nicaragua, the wife of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero....
    , wife of Anastasio Somoza Debayle
  • Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero
    Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero

    Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero is the son of former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza Debayle and Hope Portocarrero.During his father's rule, he commanded a Guardia Nacional unit that was accused of human rights abuses while fighting the Sandinista National Liberation Front guerrillas....
    , son of Anastasio Somoza Debayle
  • Bernabé Somoza, a 19th-century rebel