Henry Ruiz
Nicaraguan revolutionary leader
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Henry Ildefenso Ruiz Hernández (born 1940) is a Nicaraguan politician. He is a former guerilla and one of the nine commandants of the Sandinista (FSLN) Directorate, announced in Havana in March 1979, that overthrew the Somoza regime in July 1979.[1] With Tomás Borge and Bayardo Arce, he represented the Prolonged Popular War (GPP) faction.[2] Following the revolution, he was Minister of Planning from 1979 to 1985 when he became Minister of Foreign Cooperation.[3]
He later left the FSLN, joining Sergio Ramírez and Dora María Téllez to lead the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS).[4]
1940 (age 85–86)
Politician
Minister of Planning
Minister of Foreign Cooperation
Henry Ruiz | |
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Ruiz in 2016 | |
| Born | Henry Ildefenso Ruiz Hernandez 1940 (age 85–86) |
| Occupations | Guerilla Politician |
| Title | Commandante Minister of Planning Minister of Foreign Cooperation |
| Movement | Sandinista National Liberation Front Sandinista Renovation Movement |
Early life
Henry Ruiz was born in Jinotepe in 1940 to a modest family.[3] As a child, he won the national elementary school award for best student, awarded by Luis Somoza Debayle.[3]
