Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa

Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (27 June 1893 – 4 April 1959) was the President of Nicaragua from 27 May to 15 August 1947.

He was a relative of Silvestre Selva, 17th President of Nicaragua, Roberto Sacasa, 44th and 46th President, and his son Juan Bautista Sacasa, 63rd President, as well as a cousin of Roberto Martínez Lacayo, 74th and 75th President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1972 to 1 March 1973 and from 1 March 1973 to 1 December 1974, and Arnoldo Alemán, 81st President of Nicaragua.

On 26 May 1947, he was installed with the help of former president Anastasio Somoza García, the commander of the army, who had become dissatisfied with his recently elected successor, Leonardo Argüello. Lacayo served as president for three months.

Political offices
Preceded by Leonardo Argüello	President of Nicaragua 1947	Succeeded by Víctor Manuel Román

Presidents and heads of state of Nicaragua

Fruto Chamorro Francisco Castellón¹ Nazario Escoto¹ José María Estrada Patricio Rivas William Walker Patricio Rivas Tomás Martínez and Máximo Jerez Junta Fernando Guzmán José Vicente Cuadra Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Joaquín Zavala Adán Cárdenas Evaristo Carazo Nicolás Osorno Roberto Sacasa Ignacio Chávez López Roberto Sacasa Junta Salvador Machado Joaquín Zavala José Santos Zelaya José Madriz José Dolores Estrada Luis Mena Juan José Estrada Adolfo Díaz Emiliano Chamorro Diego Manuel Chamorro Rosendo Chamorro Bartolomé Martínez Carlos José Solórzano Emiliano Chamorro Sebastián Uriza Adolfo Díaz José María Moncada Juan Bautista Sacasa Carlos Alberto Brenes Anastasio Somoza García Leonardo Argüello Benjamín Lacayo Víctor Manuel Román Manuel Fernando Zurita Anastasio Somoza García Luis Somoza René Schick Orlando Montenegro Lorenzo Guerrero Anastasio Somoza Debayle Liberal-Conservative Junta Anastasio Somoza Debayle Francisco Urcuyo Junta of National Reconstruction Daniel Ortega Violeta Chamorro Arnoldo Alemán Enrique Bolaños Daniel Ortega

¹ in León.

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