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The Liberal-Conservative Junta (Spanish: Triunvirato de Gobierno, lit. 'Government Triumvirate') officially ruled Nicaragua between 1972 and 1974, though effective power was in the hands of strongman Anastasio Somoza.

History

Anastasio Somoza Debayle's term in office was due to end in May 1972 due to a law which disallowed immediate re-election. In 1971 Somoza signed the "Kupia-Kumi Pact" with Fernando Agüero's Social Conservative Party that allowed him to stand for reelection in 1974. Through this agreement, the conservative minority had their congressional quota increased to 40 percent. A constituent assembly was also established, and a triumvirate comprising one conservative (Agüero) and two nationalist liberals from Somoza's Nationalist Liberal Party designated to rule until the end of 1974, when new elections were to be held. Somoza would retain his post as the National Guard commander to ensure no loss of real power.

The members of the Liberal-Conservative Junta were general Roberto Martínez Lacayo and Alfonso Lovo Cordero (Nationalist Liberals) and Fernando Agüero (Conservative). In 1973, Agüero resigned and was replaced by another conservative; Edmundo Paguaga Irías.

On 23 December 1972, an earthquake struck the nation's capital, Managua, killing about 5,000 people and virtually destroying the city. The government declared martial law, and Somoza took over de jure as well as de facto control of the country as head of the National Emergency Committee.

See also

• Anastasio Somoza Debayle
• Fernando Agüero
• Social Conservative Party

Sources

• UCSD collections
• (in Spanish) Interview with Agüero
• (in Spanish) Presidents of Nicaragua

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Fruto Chamorro Francisco Castellón Nazario Escoto José María Estrada Patricio Rivas William Walker Patricio Rivas Tomás Martínez and Máximo Jerez Junta Fernando Guzmán José Vicente Cuadra Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Joaquín Zavala Adán Cárdenas Evaristo Carazo Nicolás Osorno Roberto Sacasa Ignacio Chaves Tellería Roberto Sacasa Junta Salvador Machado Joaquín Zavala José Santos Zelaya José Madriz José Dolores Estrada Luis Mena Juan José Estrada Adolfo Díaz Emiliano Chamorro Diego Manuel Chamorro Rosendo Chamorro Bartolomé Martínez Carlos José Solórzano Emiliano Chamorro Sebastián Uriza Adolfo Díaz José María Moncada Juan Bautista Sacasa Carlos Alberto Brenes Anastasio Somoza García Leonardo Argüello Benjamín Lacayo Víctor Manuel Román Manuel Fernando Zurita Anastasio Somoza García Luis Somoza René Schick Orlando Montenegro Lorenzo Guerrero Anastasio Somoza Debayle Liberal-Conservative Junta Anastasio Somoza Debayle Francisco Urcuyo Junta of National Reconstruction Daniel Ortega Violeta Chamorro Arnoldo Alemán Enrique Bolaños Daniel Ortega
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