Leopoldo Navarro
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Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Nicaragua | |
| In office October 22, 2000 – January 10, 2002 | |
| President | Arnoldo Alemán |
| Preceded by | Enrique Bolaños Geyer |
| Succeeded by | José Rizo Castellón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1917 |
| Died | October 25, 2014 (aged 97) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Party | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez (October 22, 1917 – October 25, 2014) was the Vice President of Nicaragua, in the administration of president Arnoldo Alemán.
Bermudez was born on 22 October 1917 to J.Gonzalez Duarte and Dolores Bermudez Duarte in Managua, Nicaragua.[1] He pursued primary and secondary education in Costa Rica.[2] He was a doctor and surgeon by profession. He served as head of pathology departments in hospitals of various regions of Nicaragua.
In 1968, he joined the Liberal constitutional movement. Then he joined the Constitutionalist Liberal Party in 1981.
Career
He was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly of Nicaragua from PLC, and served from 1997 to 2001. In 2000, he was unanimously elected as a vice president of the National Assembly. In 2000, he was unanimously elected as the Vice President of Nicaragua and served until January 2002.[3]
