Luis Mena Vado (c. 1865 – 20 May 1928) was the
President of Nicaragua
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from 27 to 30 August 1910, after the fall of the government of General
José Santos Zelaya
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Early life
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. He later became acting President in rebellion. Mena was a conservative, part of the coalition government that also included liberal
Juan Jose Estrada
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and conservatives
Emiliano Chamorro
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and
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.
Liberal-Conservative Revolution 1912
He was one of the leaders along with Benjamin Zeledon and Marcelo Castañeda
On 23 September, General Mena, then the top leader of the revolutionaries, surrendered without a fight to the high command of the marines in the city of Granada and was sent into exile in Panama.
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Presidents of Nicaragua
Conservative Party (Nicaragua) politicians
1865 births
1928 deaths
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