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President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007

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  • Lucha Por el Poder
  • Manual de Ortografia Nica
  • 1984 Nicaragua

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Key facts

Vice president
José Rizo Castellón (2002–2005), Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo (2005–2007)
Preceded by
Arnoldo Alemán
Succeeded by
Daniel Ortega
President
Arnoldo Alemán
Born
Enrique José Bolaños Geyer , ( 1928-05-13 ) 13 May 1928, Nindirí , Masaya Department , Nicaragua
Died
14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) (aged 93), Nindirí, Masaya Department, Nicaragua
Resting place
Monimbo's cemetery
Party
Alliance for the Republic
Other political affiliations
Constitutionalist Liberal Party
Spouse
Lila Abaunza ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; died 2008 ) ​
Alma mater
Saint Louis University

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Encyclopedic overview

Enrique José Bolaños Geyer ( pronounced [enˈrike βoˈlaɲos]; 13 May 1928 – 14 June 2021) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007.

From 1997 to 2002, Bolaños served as vice president under Arnoldo Alemán. On 4 November 2001 he defeated former president Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front in the presidential election and was sworn in as president on 10 January 2002. He was a member of the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) until he broke with it to help form the Alliance for the Republic (APRE). At the beginning of his term as president, he led an anti-corruption campaign that ultimately convicted Alemán, his predecessor and head of the PLC, to 20 years in prison.

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