Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno was briefly President

President of Nicaragua

The position of President of Nicaragua was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1838 the title of the position was known as Head of State and from 1838 to 1854 as Supreme Director .-Heads of State of Nicaragua within the Federal Republic of Central America...

 of Nicaragua

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...

 in 1923.
He received a doctorate from the University of Paris

University of Paris

The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

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In 1923, he was Minister of the Interior of Nicaragua. When President Diego Manuel Chamorro

Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños

Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños was the President of Nicaragua between 1 January 1921 and 12 October 1923. He belonged to the Conservative Party of Nicaragua and was a member of the politically powerful Chamorro family...

 died, Rosendo Chamorro was designated interim president until Vice-president Bartolomé Martínez

Bartolomé Martínez

Bartolomé Martínez González was Nicaraguan politician. He served as Vice President of Nicaragua from January 1921 to October 1923. After the death of Diego Manuel Chamorro, Martínez was sworn in to serve the remainder of Chamorro's term as President of Nicaragua from 12 October 1923 to 1 January...

 returned to the capitol to be sworn in.

Rosendo was first cousin to Diego Manuel and an uncle of Emiliano Chamorro

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas

Emiliano Chamorro Vargas was the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1917 to 1 January 1921 and again from 14 March 1926 to 11 November 1926....

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