Mayor of Managua
Elected executive of capital of Nicaragua
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The mayor of Managua is chief executive of the capital city of Nicaragua, with almost two million residents as of 2018.[1] The mayor is chosen in the quadriennal Nicaraguan general elections.[1] The incumbent is Reyna Rueda of the FSLN.
| Mayor of Managua | |
|---|---|
Seal of Managua | |
 Flag of Managua | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Juan Rovira |
| Formation | 1818 |
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The city's other officials include the deputy mayor and the city council.
List of mayors
- 1940-1941: Hernán Robleto Avilez[2]
- 1941-1944: José Santos Zelaya Cousin[2]
- 1944-1945: Carlos G. Zelaya Cousin[2]
- 1945-1948: General Andrés Murillo Rivas[2]
- 1948-1950: José Frixione Avilez[2]
- 1950-1953: General Andres Murillo Rivas[2]
- 1953-1954: Julio C. Quintana Villanueva[2][3]
- 1954-1961: Gustavo Raskosky[2][3]
- 1961-1963: Guillermo Lang[2][3]
- 1963-1968: Humberto Ramírez Estrada[2][3]
- 1968-1970: Arturo Cruz Porras (minister)[2][3]
- 1970-1976 Luis Valle Olivares[2][3]
- 1976-1979: Orlando Montenegro Medrano[2][3]
- 1979-1980: Paul Atha Ramírez[2][3]
- 1980-1986: Samuel Santos López[2][3] – held office during the Junta of National Reconstruction; official title was "Minister of Reconstruction for Managua"[4]
- 1986-1989: Moisés Hassan[2][3]
- 1989-1990 : Carlos Carrión Cruz[2][3][5][6] – previously in charge of FSLN political operations in Managua, Carrión became Mayor when Hassan quit the FSLN[6]
- 1990-1995: Arnoldo Alemán[2][3] – first mayor after FSLN defeat in 1990,[5] elected with 52% of vote[7]
- 1995-1996: Roberto Cedeño Borgen[2][3]
- 1996-1997: Miriam Fonseca López[2][3]
- 1997-2001: Roberto Cedeño Borgen[3]
- 2001-2005: Herty Lewites[8]
- 2005-2007: Dionisio Marenco[9]
- 2009-2009: Alexis Argüello – died in office[10]
- 2009-2018: Daysi Torres
- 2018–present: Reyna Rueda – elected on November 5, 2017 with 87.64% of the vote[11]