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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...

Timeline of Events

1979

6.20.1979

ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle. The murder is caught on tape and sparked international outcry of the regime.

7.17.1979

Nicaraguan president General Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigns and flees to Miami, Florida.

7.19.1979

The Sandinista rebels overthrow the government of the Somoza family in Nicaragua.

1980

9.17.1980

Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.