Benjamin Lacayo Sacasa

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Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (born June 27, 1893 in Granada (Nicaragua) ; † April 4, 1959 ) was President of Nicaragua from May 26 to August 15, 1947 .

Life

His parents were Encarnación Sacasa Cuadra and Daniel Lacayo Bermúdez. His sister was Angela Sacasa Cuadra, who was married to her nephew Roberto Sacasa Sarria.

He studied law and worked as a notary. Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa was a member of the Partido Liberal Nacionalista . Somoza had the parliament declare Leonardo Argüello Barreto incapable and appoint Benjamin Lacayo Sacasa as president. Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa was not recognized by the US government, nor by any Central American government, nor by the Organization of American States . He was known in parliament and among the population as the Muñeca gorda (fat puppet ) of Somoza. On July 5, 1947, Benjamin Lacayo Sacasa, on instructions from Somoza García, decreed that the main party leaders of the Partido Socialista Nicaragüense on Ometepe would belong to a strange political group, which were prohibited by the constitution. On August 3, 1947, a new constituent assembly was elected. Less than ten percent of the population took part in the constituent assembly election. On the day the Constituent Assembly met, it elected Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes, a nephew of Anastasio Somoza Reyes, father of Anastasio Somoza García . Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa had previously resigned. Under Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes, Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa became Minister for Development and Public Works.

Government cabinet

  • Government Minister: Ulises Irías,
  • Foreign Minister Victor Manuel Román,
  • Minister of Finance Vicente Zamora B.,
  • Minister of Education A. Alemán S.,
  • Minister for Development and Public Works J. Andrés Novoa,
  • Minister of Agriculture Francisco Navarro,
  • War, Navy and Aviation Minister: Anastasio Somoza García,
  • Secretary of the Presidential Office DM Sequeira

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ grupoese, 27 de Septiembre de 1999 LA APASIONANTE HISTORIA DE LA FAMILIA SACASA ( Memento of February 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Time , Monday, Jun. 09, 1947 Fat Dolly
  3. ↑ Decretos Ejecutivos , 13 de Septiembre de 1947 DECRETO SOBRE LA LEY DE DIFUSIÓN DEL PENSAMIENTO
  4. ↑ Decretos Ejecutivos , 30 de Junio ​​de 1947 REFORMA A LEY SOBRE LA LIBERTAD Y DIFUSIÓN DEL PENSAMIENTO
predecessor Office successor
Leonardo Argüello Barreto President of Nicaragua
May 26th – May 15th August 1947 		Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
personal data
SURNAME Lacayo Sacasa, Benjamin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Muñeca Gordita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Nicaragua (May 26 - August 15, 1947)
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Granada (Nicaragua)
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1959