Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
President of Nicaragua from 1947 to 1950
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Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes (13 October 1872 – 6 May 1950) was the President of Nicaragua from 15 August 1947[1] to his death on 6 May 1950.[2] His Vice President was Mariano Argüello Vargas, a former Foreign Minister and President of the Senate of National Congress of Nicaragua.
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes | |
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Portrait of Román | |
| 28th President of Nicaragua | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 6 May 1950 | |
| Vice President | Mariano Argüello Vargas |
| Preceded by | Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Fernando Zurita |
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| Born | 13 October 1872 Jinotepe, Nicaragua |
| Died | 6 May 1950 (aged 77) Philadelphia, USA |
Román was the president of the upper chamber of National Congress of Nicaragua 1929–1930.[3]
Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes, also called T.V. (Tio Victor), was designated president by the General Assembly after a coup d'etat. He practiced former Nicaraguan president Zelaya's military philosophy. Zelaya's philosophy was based on former German Emperor Wilhelm II's military views. T.V. was a member of Somoza's Liberal Nationalist Party and after his death, his niece's husband Anastasio Somoza Garcia was then appointed to move forward with T.V.'s military.
President Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes died in Philadelphia.[4] In his death bed, surrounded by his grandson, family and few fellow politicians including the secretary of the presidency (chief of staff) Alejandro del Carmen. Roman y Reyes signed the Liberal and Conservative Coalition Agreement of Nicaragua. It was he, who helped the minority enter Congress.
