Rodolfo Espinosa Ramírez (1876–1944) was a

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politician and former

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. He was the

of Juan Bautista Sacasa from January 1933 to June 1936, when Sacasa was toppled by Somoza. Espinosa ran as the vice presidential candidate of

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in the December 1936 elections. Espinosa was a doctor and surgeon from the

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. He was elected

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in 1904, and the following year member of the

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for his party: the Liberals. He was Minister of Foreign Relations in 1908. In the administration of Juan Bautista Sacasa worked against Somoza. Espinosa held freemasonry with a high degree. He was the grand master of Nicaraguan

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lodge from 1902 to 1907.

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