Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez | |
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President of Nicaragua | |
In office 4 August 1966 – 1 May 1967 |
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Vice President | Silvio Argüello Cardenal and Gustavo Raskosky |
Preceded by | Orlando Montenegro Medrano |
Succeeded by | Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
Personal details | |
Born | November 13, 1900 |
Died | April 15, 1981 |
Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez (13 November 1900 in Granada – 15 April 1981) was a Nicaraguan politician and a close associate of Somoza family. Guerrero served as one of the Vice Presidents in the administration of René Schick from May 1963 to August 1966 and became President of Nicaragua on 4 August 1966 following the death of Schick. Guerrero served the remainder of Schick's term and handed over the presidency to Anastasio Somoza Debayle on 1 May 1967, who in turn appointed Guerrero as his Foreign Minister. He was a relative of his predecessor René Schick.