Samuel Santos López (born December 13, 1938) is a
Nicaragua
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n politician, formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed to the post on January 10, 2007 until 2017. He is also currently a director of the
Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua (Stock Exchange of Nicaragua).
Biography
Santos Lopez was born in
Managua
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, Nicaragua, to Samuel Santos-Fernandez and Lucila Lopez-Bermudez.
He served as
Mayor of Managua
The mayor of Managua is chief executive of the capital city of Nicaragua
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142, ...
from 1980 to 1985,
participating in a debate with New York City Mayor
Ed Koch
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Koch was a lifelong Democrat who ...
in 1983.
He is a member of the
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The Sandinista National Liberation Front (, FSLN) is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas () in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto César Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistan ...
, and is involved with a number of businesses and organisations.
During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santos López has been involved in a maritime border dispute with Colombia.
On 13 April 2010, Santos López was awarded the Order of Friendship by
President of South Ossetia
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Eduard Kokoity
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Early life
Eduard Kokoyty was born in Tsk ...
, "For a great contribution to the development of friendly relations among the nations, and actively support the independence of South Ossetia, and strengthening its international authority".
Nicaragua was one of the first countries to recognize
South Ossetia
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n independence.
See also
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List of foreign ministers in 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa
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*#Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
*#Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
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*#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
*#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–2023)
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Foreign relations of Nicaragua
Nicaragua pursues an independent foreign policy. A participant of the Central American Security Commission, Nicaragua also has taken a leading role in pressing for regional demilitarization and peaceful settlement of disputes within states in the ...
References
External links
Biography at the Ministry of Foreign Relations
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1938 births
Living people
People from Managua
Mayors of Managua
Ministers of foreign affairs of Nicaragua
Sandinista National Liberation Front politicians