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Roberto Sacasa

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Roberto Sacasa Sarria
President of Nicaragua
In office
5 August 1889 – 1 January 1891
(Acting)
Preceded byNicolás Osorno (Acting)
Succeeded byIgnacio Chávez
In office
1 March 1891 – 11 July 1893
Preceded byIgnacio Chávez
Succeeded bySalvador Machado (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Roberto Sacasa Sarria

(1840-02-27)27 February 1840
El Viejo, Federal Republic of Central America
Died2 June 1896(1896-06-02) (aged 56)
Managua, Nicaragua
NationalityNicaraguan
Political partyConservative
SpouseÁngela Sacasa Cuadra
RelationsSilvestre Selva Sacasa (maternal grand-relative)
OccupationPhysician

Roberto Sacasa Sarria (27 February 1840 – 2 June 1896) was the President of Nicaragua from 5 August 1889 to 1 January 1891 and again from 1 March 1891 to 11 July 1893.[1]

Ancestry

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He was the son of Juan Bautista Sacasa Méndez and Casimira Sarria Montealegre, daughter of Ramón de Sarria y Reyes and Francisca Montealegre Romero (sister to Mariano Montealegre y Romero), themselves the offspring of Mariano Ignacio Montealegre Balmaceda and Casimira Romero Sáenz. Casimira was the daughter of Cecilio Antonio Romero Parajeles and Bárbara Sáenz Bonilla. Barbara, in turn, was the daughter of Manuel Sáenz Vázquez and Ana Antonia Bonilla Astúa, herself the daughter of Juan Bonilla Pereira and Francisca Astúa Cháves de Alfaro. Francisca was the daughter of Juan Astúa and Ana Cháves de Alfaro.

His brother Antioco Sacasa Sarria married Ramona Sacasa Cuadra , sister of Angela Sacasa Cuadra his wife.

He was a maternal relative of Silvestre Selva Sacasa, Supreme Director of Nicaragua appointed by the invading forces of Francisco Malespín during the Malespín's War, and Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa, acting President of Nicaragua during the 1940s.

Political career

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Sacasa, a member of the Conservative Party, had many problems due to a split within the conservatives. A rebellion by ex-president Joaquín Zavala in 1893 led to liberal José Santos Zelaya coming to power, ending 35 years of conservative rule.

Marriage and issue

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He married his cousin Ángela Sacasa Cuadra and had:

References

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  1. ^ "Gobernantes de Nicaragua". Ministerio de Educación. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012.
Political offices
Preceded by
Position established
Vice President of Nicaragua
1887–1889
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Nicaragua
1889–1891
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Nicaragua
1891–1893
Succeeded by