Anastasio Somoza Debayle

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Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Acting December 5, 1925

Leon, Nicaragua

Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As…

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America's Book of Secrets

America's Book of Secrets

7.2 2012 TV Show
Cold War

Cold War

7.1 1998 TV Show
¡Las Sandinistas!

¡Las Sandinistas!

7.1 2018 Movie
Fiasco

Fiasco

2021 TV Show
The Rock 'n' Roll Years

The Rock 'n' Roll Years

6.8 1985 TV Show
Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences

Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences

2025 Movie

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Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was de facto ruler of the country between 1972 and 1974, even during the period when he was not the de jure ruler.

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  1. 2025
    Amérique Latine, un continent sous influences

    Movie

  2. 2021
    Fiasco

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  3. 2018
    ¡Las Sandinistas!

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2012
    America's Book of Secrets

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  5. 1998
    Cold War

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  6. 1985
    The Rock 'n' Roll Years

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  7. 1979
    Madness. Reflections on the Cost of Murder

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  8. 1977
    The CIA's Secret Army

    Movie Self