Carlos Alberto Brenes Jarquín (2 December 1884 in Masaya – 2 January 1942 in Managua) was the

President of Nicaragua The co-presidents of Nicaragua (), officially known as the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua (), are the heads of state and head of government, government of Nicaragua. The office was created in the Constitution of 1854. From 1825 until ...

from 9 June 1936 to 1 January 1937. He was a member of the

Nationalist Liberal Party The Nationalist Liberal Party (, PLN) was a political party in Nicaragua. When Anastasio Somoza García took power in 1936, the party aligned itself with the United States and other caudillos in Latin America, like Rafael Trujillo, Oswaldo Lópe ...

. Brenes was the president of the lower chamber of

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in 1936. He was installed as president by national guard commander

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following a military coup on 9 June 1936, and remained in office until Somoza became president on 1 January 1937.

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1884 births 1942 deaths People from Masaya Nationalist Liberal Party politicians Presidents of Nicaragua Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Nicaragua) {{Nicaragua-politician-stub