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Manuel Arzú
Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájera (1775 – 15 February 1835) was a Mexican and Nicaraguan military officer who held the position of interim governor of Nicaragua in 1825. Biography Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájera was born in 1775 in New Spain. He served for the Spanish Empire as a military officer. In 1822, while serving for the First Mexican Empire, Arzú was placed in charge of a military force and was tasked with suppressing Salvadoran resistance to Central America under Mexican rule, Mexican annexation. His forces captured San Salvador on 5 April 1822 and forced its defenders to abandon the city. In 1824, while serving for the Federal Republic of Central America, Arzú commanded federal soldiers to crush a rebellion in Nicaragua led by José Anacleto Ordóñez. After he crushed the rebellion, he was named as Nicaragua's interim governor from 4 January 1825 until 2 April 1825, when he was replaced with Manuel Antonio de la Cerda. He established Guatemala's first milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Nicaragua
The president of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de Nicaragua), officially known as the president of the Republic of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de la República de Nicaragua), is the head of state and head of government of Nicaragua. The office was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until the Constitution of 1839, the head of state of Nicaragua was styled simply as Head of State (''Jefe de Estado''), and from 1839 to 1854 as Supreme Director (''Supremo Director''). The incumbent president, Daniel Ortega, has served as president since 2007. The presidential term was set at five years from 1985 to 1990, seven years from 1990 to 1997, and was reduced to five years again in 1997. From 1990 to 2009, the president was barred from immediate reelection. An incumbent president could run again after waiting five years, but if successful would have to leave office for good at the end of his second, nonconsecutive term. However, in 2009, the Supreme Court ruled that the constitutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
