Virgilio Abelardo Godoy Reyes (1 May 1934 in León – 17 November 2016 in Managua) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the

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of his respective

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nation from 25 April 1990 until he resigned in October 1995 to run for president in the 1996 presidential election. Godoy was one of the founding members of PLI.Fallece Virgilio Godoy, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua
He was elected in the 1990 presidential ticket of

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as running mate of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro. Godoy was twice an unsuccessful candidate for president – in the

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and in the

1996 Nicaraguan general election General elections were held in Nicaragua on 20 October 1996 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p489 Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alli ...

. He worked as professor in National Autonomous University of Nicaragua–León.

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1934 births 2016 deaths Vice presidents of Nicaragua Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua) politicians {{Nicaragua-politician-stub