National Congress of Nicaragua

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The National Congress of Nicaragua (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) was the legislature of Nicaragua before the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979.[1]

National Palace in early 1900s, the sitting place of the National Congress

The congress was bicameral, and consisted of Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) and Senate (Cámara del Senado).

The Chamber of Deputies had 42 members (in 1968). They were popularly elected at-large, with one deputy for each 30 000 citizens. The Chamber of Deputies was the stronger chamber, all legislation was introduced there. The Senate was able block bills from the Chamber of Deputies with two-thirds majority.[2]

The Senate had 18 senators (in 1968). There was one senator for each of the 16 national departments, and senators-for-life (former Presidents of the Republic), and one senator who was the runner-up in the latest presidential elections.[2]

One-third representation of the major opposition party was guaranteed in both houses.[2]

The congress met in the National Palace.

Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies before 1979

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Name Term Notes
Pedro Solis 1838-1839 [3]
Benito Rosales 1839-1841 [3]
Brigadier Tomás Valladares 1841-1843 [3]
Juan de Dios Orozco 1843-1845 [3]
José León Sandoval 1845-1846 [3]
Norberto Ramírez Áreas 1846 [3]
Justo Abaunza Martínez 1846-1847 [3]
Eduardo Castillo 1847-1848 [3]
Pío José Bolaños Thomeu 1848 [3]
General Ponciano Corral Acosta 1848-1849 [3]
Rosalío Cortés Sánchez 1849 [3]
José Laureano Pineda 1849 [3]
Toribio Terán 1849-1852 [3]
General Fulgencio Vega 1852-1853 [3]
José León Sandoval 1853-1854 [3]
José María Estrada 1854-1855 [3]
Pedro Zeledón Mora 1855-1858 [3]
Hermenegildo Zepeda Fernández 1858-1859 [3]
José Antonio Mejia 1859-1860 [3]
Colonel Agustin Avilez Alfaro 1860-1861 [3]
Hermenegildo Zepeda Fernández 1861-1868 [3]
Pedro Navas 1868 [3]
Hermenegildo Zepeda Fernández 1868-1869 [3]
General Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro 1869-1870 [3]
José Argüello Arce 1870-1872 [3]
Emiliano Cuadra 1872-1874 [3]
Francisco Alemán 1874-1875 [3]
Santiago Morales 1875 [3]
Seferino González 1875-1877 [3]
Francisco del Castillo 1877-1879 [3]
Adán Cárdenas del Castillo 1879-1881 [3]
General Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro 1881-1882 [3]
Benjamin Guerra 1882-1883 [3]
General Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro 1883 [3]
José Francisco Aguilar Sacasa 1883-1885 [3]
Adán Cárdenas del Castillo 1885-1886 [3]
Adrián Zavala 1886-1887 [3]
Salvador Castrillo 1887-1889 [3]
Vicente Navas Fonseca 1889-1890 [3]
Domingo Salinas 1890-1891 [3]
Agustin Duarte 1891-1892 [3]
Salvador Santana Romero 1892-1893 [3]
Francisco Baca (hijo) 1893 [3]
Fernando Sánchez Salinas 1893 [3]
Francisco de Montenegro 1893-1896 [3]
José Madriz Rodríguez 1896 [3]
Celedonio Morales 1896 [3]
José Madriz Rodríguez 1896-1905 [3]
General Julián Irías 1905-1906 [3]
Fernando Abaunza 1906-1909 [3]
General Aurelio Estrada Morales 1909 [3]
Santiago Argüello Barreto 1909 [3]
José Madriz Rodríguez 1909-1910 [3]
General Juan José Estrada 1910 [3]
Manuel Maldonado 1910-1911 [3]
José María Estrada 1911 [3]
Ignacio Suárez 1911 [3]
Adán Cárdenas 1911-1912 [3]
Luís Correa 1912-1913 [3]
Salvador Zamora 1913 [3]
Salvador Chamorro 1913-1914 [3]
Narciso Lacayo Lacayo 1914-1915 [3]
General Miguel Cárdenas 1915 [3]
César Pasos 1915-1917 [3]
Hernán Jarquín 1917 [3]
General Isidro Urtecho 1917 [3]
Mariano Zelaya 1917-1918 [3]
General Sebastián Uriza 1918 [3]
Pedro González 1918-1923 [3]
Eduardo Castillo C. 1923-1924 [3]
General Alfonso Estrada 1924-1925 [3]
Juan José Martínez 1925-1926 [3]
Demetrio Cuadra Pasos 1926-1929 [3]
Domingo Calero Blandino 1929-1931 [3]
Francisco Baltodano 1931-1933 [3]
Coronado Urbina 1933-1934 [3]
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa 1934 [3]
Onofre Sandoval 1934-1935 [3]
Simeón Rizo Gadea 1935-1936 [3]
Humberto Alvarado 1936 [3]
Carlos Alberto Brenes 1936 [3]
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa 1936-1937 [3]
Fernando Sánchez Salinas 1937-1938 [3]
Manuel Cordero Reyes 1938-1939 [3]
Aurelio Montenegro 1939-1940 [3]
Roberto González Dubón 1940-1944 [3]
Aurelio Montenegro 1944-1946 [3]
C. A. Bendaña 1946-1948 [3]
Pedro J. Nuñez 1948 [3]
Francisco Baltodano 1948-1950 [3]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1950-1952 [3]
Manuel Fernando Zurita 1952-1953 [3]
Luis Somoza Debayle 1953-1954 [3]
Ulises Irías 1954-1955 [3]
Luis Somoza Debayle 1955-1956 [3]
Alejandro Abáunza Espinoza 1957-1959 [3]
Aurelio Montenegro 1959 [3][4]
Juan José Morales Marenco 1959–1961 [3][5]
Orlando Montenegro Medrano 1961-1962 [3]
Ulises Irías 1962-1963 [3]
Juan José Morales Marenco 1963–1964 [3]
Victor Manuel Talavera 1964-1965 [3]
Orlando Montenegro Medrano 1965-1966 [3]
José Maria Briones 1966-1967 [3]
Adolfo Martínez Talavera 1967–1968 [3][6]
Orlando Montenegro Medrano 1968-1969 [3]
Orlando Tijerino Medrano 1969-1970 [3]
Orlando Montenegro Medrano 1970–1972 [3][7]
Cornelio H. Hüeck 1972–1976 [3][8][9]
Orlando Montenegro Medrano 1976 [3]
Luis Pallais Debayle 1976-1978 [3]
Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños 1978–July 1979 [3][10][11]
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Presidents of the Senate before 1979

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Name Term Notes
M. J. Cordero 1913–1914 [12]
Pedro González 1914–1915 [13]
José Demetrio Cuadra 1915–1916 [14]
Sebastián Uriza 1916 [15]
Pedro González 1916–1917 [13]
Agustin Pasos 1917–1918 [16]
Sebastián Uriza 1918–1922 [17]
Hernán Jarquín 1922–1923 [18]
José Demetrio Cuadra 1923–1924 [19]
Gil Arévalo 1924–1925 [20]
Federico Sacasa 1925–1926 [21]
Sebastián Uriza 1926–1927 [22]
J. Leopoldo Salazar 1927–1928 [23]
José Demetrio Cuadra 1928 [24]
J. Leopoldo Salazar 1928–1929 [25]
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes 1929–1930 [26]
Francisco Paniagua Prado 1930–1931 [27]
Leopoldo Ramírez Mairena 1931–1932 [28]
Hildebrando A. Castellón 1932 [29]
José Demetrio Cuadra 1932–1933 [30]
Hildebrando A. Castellón 1933–1934 [29]
Onofre Sandoval 1934–1935 [31]
José D. Estrada 1935–1936 [32]
Francisco Somarriba 1936 [33]
José D. Estrada 1936–1939 [32]
Onofre Sandoval 1939–1942 [34]
José María Moncada 1942–1943 [35]
Carlos A. Velázquez 1943–1944 [36]
Carlos A. Morales 1944–1945 [37]
Crisanto Sacasa 1945 [38]
Onofre Sandoval 1945 [39]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1945–1946 [40]
Juan José Martínez 1946–1947 [41]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1947–1948 [42]
Pedro A. Blandón 1948–1949 [43]
Lorenzo Guerrero 1949–1950 [44]
Alberto Argüello Vidaurre 1950–1951 [45]
Alejandro Abáunza Espinoza 1951–1952 [46]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1952–1953 [47]
Lorenzo Guerrero 1953–1954 [48]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1954–1955 [49]
Alejandro Abáunza Espinoza 1955–1956 [50]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1956–1957 [49]
Lorenzo Guerrero 1956–1957 [51]
Luis Manuel Debayle 1957–1958 [52]
Alejandro Abáunza Espinoza 1958–1959 [4]
Leonardo Somarriba 1959 [5]
Pablo Rener 1959–1960 [53]
Fernando Delgadillo Colé 1960–1961 [54]
José María Zelaya Cardoza 1961–1962 [55]
Lorenzo Guerrero 1962 [56]
José María Zelaya Cardoza 1962–1963 [57]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1963 [58]
José Frixione 1963 [59]
Victor Manuel Talavera 1963–1964 [59]
Adrián Cuadra 1964–1965 [60]
Luis Arturo Ponce Sotomayor 1965 [61]
Humberto Castrillo Morales 1965 [62]
Luis Somoza Debayle 1965–1966 [63]
Mariano Argüello Vargas 1966 [64]
Pablo Rener 1966–1967 [65]
Humberto Castrillo Morales 1967–1968 [6]
Constantino Mendieta R. 1968–1969 [7]
Cornelio H. Hüeck 1969–1970 [66]
Gustavo F. Chávez 1970–1971 [67]
Humberto Castrillo Morales 1971–1972 [68]
Pablo Rener 1972–July 1979 [69][70][8][11]
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Presidents of the Legislature during Federal Republic of Central America

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Name Term Notes
Juan Manuel Zamora 1825 [3]
Juan Argüello del Castillo 1825 [3]
Francisco Reñasco 1825 [3]
Gregorio Porras 1825-1826 [3]
Pedro Muñoz 1826-1827 [3]
Pío José Bolaños Thomeu 1827 [3]
Manuel Mendoza 1827-1829 [3]
José María Estrada 1829-1832 [3]
José de Montenegro 1832-1833 [3]
Evaristo Berríos 1833-1837 [3]
Joaquin Barrios 1837-1838 [3]
Pedro Aguirre 1838 [3]
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