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Adding this detail. I also just realized from looking at the years he was in office that he couldn't have pocketed the relief money since he wasn't even in office at the time.
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'''Anastasio Somoza Debayle''' (December 5, 1925 – September 17, 1980) was the president from [[Nicaragua]] from May 1, 1967 to May 1, 1972 and again from December 1, 1974 to July 17, 1979. He is the son of [[Anastasio Somoza García]] and brother of [[Luis Somoza Debayle]]. Anastasio was also the chief of the National Guard.  
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'''Anastasio Somoza Debayle''' (December 5, 1925 – September 17, 1980) was the president from [[Nicaragua]] from May 1, 1967 to May 1, 1972 and again from December 1, 1974 to July 17, 1979. He is the son of [[Anastasio Somoza García]] and brother of [[Luis Somoza Debayle]]. Anastasio was also the chief of the National Guard. It was also claimed that Anastasio during the December 1972 Earthquake had pocketed the relief money for rebuilding Managua, although this conflicts with his not being president at the time (the earthquake occurred on December 23, while Anastasio had been out of office from May 1, 1972 until December 1, 1974).
    
In 1977 the Leftist [[Sandinistas]] started to fight the government of Somoza. The U.S. government supported Somoza to fight the Socialist rebels.<ref>http://www.rightwingnews.com/uncategorized/obama-gets-shown-up-again-by-another-socialist-latin-american-leader/</ref> In 1979 he fled to [[Paraguay]], where he was murdered by [[People's Revolutionary Army]], an Argentinan terrorist organization. Somoza was buried in [[Miami]],<ref>http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/al-cabo-de-un-rato-se-le-escucho-a-somoza-llorar-amargamente-857739.html</ref> shortly thereafter the Sandinistas took power and the Nicaraguan Civil War started between the new Socialist government and the Conservative [[Contras]]. Somoza left five children. His son Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero escaped to [[Guatemala]].
 
In 1977 the Leftist [[Sandinistas]] started to fight the government of Somoza. The U.S. government supported Somoza to fight the Socialist rebels.<ref>http://www.rightwingnews.com/uncategorized/obama-gets-shown-up-again-by-another-socialist-latin-american-leader/</ref> In 1979 he fled to [[Paraguay]], where he was murdered by [[People's Revolutionary Army]], an Argentinan terrorist organization. Somoza was buried in [[Miami]],<ref>http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/al-cabo-de-un-rato-se-le-escucho-a-somoza-llorar-amargamente-857739.html</ref> shortly thereafter the Sandinistas took power and the Nicaraguan Civil War started between the new Socialist government and the Conservative [[Contras]]. Somoza left five children. His son Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero escaped to [[Guatemala]].
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