Liberal-Conservative Junta
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The Liberal-Conservative Junta ( or Government Triumvirate) officially ruled Nicaragua
between 1972 and 1974, though effective power was in the hands of strongman Anastasio Somoza
.
'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 the conservative leader Fernando Agüero
that allowed him to stand for reelection in 1974. Through this agreement the conservative minority had their congressional quota increased to 40 per cent. A constituent assembly was also established, and a triumvirate comprising one conservative (Agüero
) and two liberals from Somoza
's Liberal Party designated to rule until the end of 1974, when new elections were to be held. Somoza
would retain his post as 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 (liberals) and Fernando Agüero
(conservative). In 1973, Agüero
resigned and was replaced by another conservative; Edmundo Paguaga Irías.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
between 1972 and 1974, though effective power was in the hands of strongman Anastasio Somoza
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
.
History
Anastasio Somoza DebayleAnastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
's term in office was due to end in May 1972 due to a law which disallowed immediate re-election. In 1971 Somoza
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
signed the "Kupia-Kumi Pact" with the conservative leader Fernando Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
that allowed him to stand for reelection in 1974. Through this agreement the conservative minority had their congressional quota increased to 40 per cent. A constituent assembly was also established, and a triumvirate comprising one conservative (Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
) and two liberals from Somoza
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
's Liberal Party designated to rule until the end of 1974, when new elections were to be held. Somoza
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
would retain his post as 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 (liberals) and Fernando Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
(conservative). In 1973, Agüero
Fernando Agüero
Fernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
resigned and was replaced by another conservative; Edmundo Paguaga Irías.
See also
- Anastasio Somoza DebayleAnastasio Somoza DebayleAnastasio Somoza Debayle was a Nicaraguan leader and officially the 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country from 1967 to 1979...
- Fernando AgüeroFernando AgüeroFernando Bernabé Agüero Rocha was a Nicaraguan politician and the founder and leader of the Social Conservative Party. In 1967 Agüero was chosen to represent the conservative 1966 National Opposition Union in the presidential election against the Somoza regime...
- Social Conservative PartySocial Conservative PartyThe Social Conservative Party is a right-wing conservative Nicaraguan political party founded by its leader Fernando Agüero back in 1988. The PSC received legal status in 1989 and participated in the 1990 elections as an independent party...
- Kupia-Kumi