René Schick Gutiérrez (23 November 1909 – 3 August 1966) was President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1963 to 3 August 1966, but was considered a puppet politician of

Luis Somoza Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle (18 November 1922 – 13 April 1967) was the 26th President of Nicaragua from 21 September 1956 to 1 May 1963. Somoza Debayle was born in León. At the age of 14, he and his younger brother Anastasio attended Sa ...

. He was born in

León, Nicaragua León () is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by the Spanish as Santiago de los Caballeros de León, it is the capital and largest city of León Department. , the municipality of León has an estimated population of 2 ...

and was a relative of his successor Lorenzo Guerrero, who served as one of Schick's vice presidents. He previously served as Foreign Minister from 1961 to 1962. He visited the United States in June 1966, meeting with President, Lyndon B. Johnson on June 9.Lyndon B. Johnson: "Remarks of Welcome to President Schick of Nicaragua on the South Lawn at the White House, The American Presidency Project, June 9, 1966
/ref> He died in office on 3 August 1966 in Managua at the age of 56.

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1909 births 1966 deaths People from León, Nicaragua Presidents of Nicaragua Foreign Ministers of Nicaragua Permanent Representatives of Nicaragua to the United Nations Ambassadors of Nicaragua to Venezuela Nationalist Liberal Party politicians Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Nicaragua-politician-stub