The Commander-in-Chief of the Army ( es, Comandante en Jefe del Ejército de Nicaragua) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the

Republic of Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

. On 20 April 1823

José Anacleto Ordóñez José Anacleto Ordóñez Bermúdez (1778–1839), also known as Cleto Ordóñez, and nicknamed "''El tuerto Ordóñez''" by his detractors was a liberal Nicaraguan soldier, politician and prominent Central American unionist who served as ''de ...

would declare Nicaragua's independence in Granada and appointed himself ''General en Jefe del Ejército, Protector y Libertador de Granada'', essentially establishing military absolutism in the state, with himself as the ''de facto'' military leader until he was deposed on 19 January 1825. This military absolutism would be brought back after the assassination of Head of State José Zepeda on 25 January 1837, during the presidency of José Núñez, who appointed

Bernardo Méndez de Figueroa Bernardo Méndez de Figueroa (1782 – May 1839) nicknamed ''"El Pavo"'' was a Nicaraguan military figure most notable for reestablishing military absolutism in Nicaragua in 1837 during the presidency of José Núñez. He fell from power in Ap ...

as "General Commander of Arms".

List of officeholders

Protector and Liberator of Granada

General Commander of Arms

Commander-in-Chief

References

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Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...