Enrique Bolaños Geyer
Enrique Bolaños Geyer (born May 13, 1928 in Masaya ) was President of the Republic of Nicaragua from 2002 to January 2007 . He is of Spanish-German descent. Daniel Ortega is the successor to the presidency .
Career
After studying in St. Louis , USA , Bolaños took over his parents' cotton business in 1952 and ran the company until 1977. After the Nicaraguan Revolution in 1979, he appeared against the Sandinista in the 1980s and was temporarily imprisoned. After he had contributed to Arnoldo Alemán's victory in 1995 as campaign manager of Alianza Liberal (AL) , he was vice president from 1996 to 2001. On November 4, 2001 he won the presidential election against Daniel Ortega of the FSLN for the Liberal Conservative Party Partido Liberal Constitucionalista ( PLC ) .
family
Bolaños was married to Lila Abaunza from 1949 until her death in 2008 . You have five children.
literature
- Enrique Bolaños Geyer , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 07/2007 of February 17, 2007, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Arnoldo Inglés |
President of Nicaragua 2002– January 2007 |
Daniel Ortega |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bolaños Geyer, Enrique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nicaraguan President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Masaya |