Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez (13 November 1900 – 15 April 1981) was a politician who was a physician and surgeon by profession. He was mayor of his native Granada (1932), minister of Education (1934–1937), ambassador to Mexico (1937 and 1945), private secretary of the presidency (1943), member of the National Constituent Assembly (1947), ambassador to Costa Rica (1953) and Senator. Guerrero was the president of the Senate of

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1949–1950, 1953–1954, 1956–1957 and 1962. Guerrero served as one of the

Vice Presidents A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice ...

in the administration of

René Schick René Schick Gutiérrez (23 November 1909 – 3 August 1966) was a Nicaraguan politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as the 51st President of Nicaragua from 1963 until his death in 1966. He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs und ...

from May 1963 to August 1966 and became

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on 4 August 1966 following the death of Schick.History of Vicepresidency
Guerrero served the remainder of Schick's term and following the 1967 elections, handed over the presidency to

Anastasio Somoza Debayle Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the 53rd President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and again from 1974 to 1979. As head of the National Guard (Nicaragu ...

on 1 May of that year. He, in turn appointed Guerrero as his Foreign Minister. He was a relative of his predecessor

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