List of Nicaraguans - Government, Military and Politics

Government, Military and Politics

• Jorge Salazar Argüello-(1939–1980), a Nicaraguan coffee grower and popular leader of UPANIC (Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua – Unión de Productores Agropecuarios de Nicaragua), seemed poised to become the leader of the opposition to the Sandinista government, until his death at the hands of State Security forces.
• Reinaldo Aguado Montealegre, President of the International Society for Human Rights in Nicaragua.
• Arnoldo Alemán (1946), former President of Nicaragua from 1997–2002. Mr. Aleman has been one of the most corrupt Presidents Nicaragua ever had. He stole more than US $200,000,000 from the Nicaraguan Treasury
• Leonardo Arguello Barreto (1895–1947), former President of Nicaragua (1947)
• Fernando Agüero (1920), politician
• Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933-), former Foreign Minister of Nicaragua (1979-1990), President of the 63rd UN General Assembly (2008-2009) and leading liberation theologist.
• Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874–1946), former President of Nicaragua from 1933–1936
• Claudia Bermúdez, Nicaragua-American politician and entrepreneur; first Nicaraguan American to be the nominee of a major party for a seat in the United States Congress.
• Enrique Bermúdez (1932–1991), military and political leader of the Nicaraguan contras from 1979–1991.
• Enrique Bolaños (1928), former President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007. Enrique Bolaños was a very ineffective President, he was not able to accomplish anything during his Presidency
• Róger Calero (1969), Nicaraguan American who ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections.
• Adolfo Calero (1931), leader of the Contra-Revolutionary Movement
• Emiliano Chamorro (1871–1966), former President of Nicaragua from 1917–1920 and part of 1926
• Fernando Chamorro Alfaro (1824–1863), General and member of the governing junta of Nicaragua (1860–1863).
• Fruto Chamorro (1804–1855), first President of Nicaragua 1854–1855
• Manuel Coronel Kautz, vice minister of foreign relations.
• Arturo Cruz (1923), politician and diplomat
• Pedro Chamorro (1875–1879), former President of Nicaragua from 1875–1879.
• Violeta Chamorro (1929), first female president in Latin America, second in North America and 48th President of Nicaragua
• Adolfo Díaz (1875–1964), President of Nicaragua in 1911–1917 and 1926–1929
• Aminta Granera, Sandinista and Police chief of Nicaragua
• George William Albert Hendy (1879–1888), Hereditary Chief of Miskito Nation.
• Edmundo Jarquín (1946), politician, candidate for president of Nicaragua in 2006.
• Máximo Jerez (1818), politician, lawyer, and military leader in 19th century Nicaragua.
• Herty Lewites (1939–2006), politician
• Eduardo Montealegre (1955), politician, businessman
• Gustavo Montiel (?-1980), a General, Commander in Chief of the National Guard from 1960 to 1965. Was one of the planners of the Bay of Pigs invasion. Chief of military intelligence from 1950 to 1960, Minister of Forestry and Public Credit from 1972 to 1978 and Envoy to the United Nations from 1965 to 1972. Generally regarded as a benevolent figure in Nicaraguan politics.
• Oldman (?-1687), King of the Miskito Nation from 1625–1687
• Daniel Ortega (1945), current President of Nicaragua, leader of the FSLN
• Edén Pastora (1937), politician
• Mariano Prado, lawyer and a four-time, liberal chief of state of El Salvador.
• Sergio Ramírez (1943), Vice President of Nicaragua during the Junta, writer, intellectual
• José Santos Zelaya (1853–1919), former President of Nicaragua from 1893–1909
• Hilda Solis, U.S. congresswoman.
• Anastasio Somoza García (1896–1956), dictator, 34th and 39th President of Nicaragua
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925–1980), dictator, 44th and 45th President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and from 1974 to 1979. Member of the Somoza Dictatorial Family
• Luis Somoza Debayle (1922–1967), 40th President of Nicaragua from 1956–1963, but was effectively dictator from 1956 until his death.
• Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (1951), former commander of the National Guard.