Juan José Estrada Morales (1 January 1872 in

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– 11 July 1967 in Managua) was the

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from 29 August 1910 to 9 May 1911.

Biography

Juan José Estrada Morales was a Nicaraguan military and political figure who acted as President of Nicaragua from August 29, 1910, to May 9, 1911. Estrada was a member of the Liberal Party of Nicaragua. In 1909 he began a rebellion against the liberal government of

José Santos Zelaya José Santos Zelaya López (1 November 1853 – 17 May 1919) was the President of Nicaragua from 25 July 1893 to 21 December 1909. He was liberal. In 1909, Zelaya was ousted from office in a rebellion led by conservative Juan José Estrada w ...

, who soon resigned. He was president of the Nicaraguan Congress in 1910. In August 1910 the unstable liberal government that succeeded him fell, and on Aug. 29 Estrada became president after his brother José Dolores Estrada Morales transferred the command to him,Bolaños Geyer, Enrique. Lista cronológica de gobernantes de Nicaragua. Disponible en http://sajurin.enriquebolanos.org/vega/docs/Lista_cronologica_de_gobernantes_desde_1838_hasta_2014.pdf with his new Conservative government supported by the United States. During the conservative regime that followed his presidency for over 15 years, US Marines had a presence in Nicaragua. Estrada was born and died in

. He came from a humble family of handcrafters of liberal ideology that produced four military men, a colonel and three generals, who became outstanding in Nicaraguan military history. These were José Dolores Estrada Morales, Aurelio, Irineo and himself, who were known as Los Gracos in honor to the Roman

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family. His three brothers were mayors of

: Irineo in 1899, José Dolores in 1901, and Aurelio in 1903. The last was

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in the victory of the Battle of Namasigüe in 1907. They were all progressive and popular mayors, who built the Parque Central and planted trees all around the city. Estrada died on 11 July 1967 at the age of 95.

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