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Francisco Urcuyo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urcuyo and the second or maternal family name is Maliaños.
Francisco Urcuyo
Official portrait, 1967
President of Nicaragua
Acting
17 – 18 July 1979
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byAnastasio Somoza Debayle
Succeeded by
First Vice President of Nicaragua
In office
1 May 1967 – 1 May 1972
PresidentAnastasio Somoza Debayle
Preceded bySilvio Argüello Cardenal
Succeeded bySergio Ramírez (1985)
Personal details
Born
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños

30 July 1915
Rivas, Nicaragua
Died14 September 2001(2001-09-14) (aged 86)
Managua, Nicaragua
Political partyPLN
SpouseMaria Luisa Muñoz
ChildrenFrancisco, Bayardo, Roberto and Mario
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
OccupationPolitician

Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños (30 July 1915 – 14 September 2001) was a Nicaraguan politician, who served as Vice President of Anastasio Somoza Debayle from 1967 to 1972, and President of Nicaragua very briefly after Somoza fled the country in 1979.

Urcuyo was the president of the lower chamber of National Congress of Nicaragua 1972–1973 and 1978–1979.[1][2][3]

In July 1979, when Somoza resigned, Urcuyo was the president of the lower chamber of National Congress of Nicaragua. In 1979 he was handpicked by Somoza as successor to the presidency. Urcuyo became acting president of Nicaragua for a single day from 17 to 18 July 1979,[4] following the resignation of Somoza on 17 July. Upon taking office, he announced his intention to serve out the remainder of Somoza's term. This announcement provoked a strong reaction from the Sandinistas, other Latin American states, and the Carter Administration in the U.S.

Recognizing the untenability of his situation, Urcuyo fled to Guatemala[4] on 18 July, effectively handing the country over to the Junta of National Reconstruction.

  1. ^ "Acuerdo Multilateral de Búsqueda y Salvamento". legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
  2. ^ "CONTRATO DE PRORROGA DE GARANTIA DEL ESTADO A VARIOS PRESTAMOS CON EL FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK DE NUEVA YORK". legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
  3. ^ Riding, Alan (29 June 1979). "Somoza Is Reported Ready to Quit, But on Terms Unacceptable to Foes". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b "Gobernantes de Nicaragua". Ministerio de Educación. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.

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