Antonio Lacayo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lacayo and the second or maternal family name is Oyanguren.
Antonio Lacayo
Lacayo in 2005
Born(1947-12-21)21 December 1947
Managua, Nicaragua
Died17 November 2015(2015-11-17) (aged 67)
San Juan River, Nicaragua
TitleMinister of the Presidency
SpouseCristiana Chamorro Barrios

Antonio Lacayo Oyanguren (21 December 1947 – 17 November 2015) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as Minister of the Presidency from 1990 to 1996, during the government of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.[1] He was a central figure in the country’s transition to democracy.[1] He was campaign manager for Chamorro’s 1990 run for the presidency that defeated FSLN incumbent Daniel Ortega.[2] In 1991, he created the Cordoba Oro.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Cristiana Chamorro Barrios.[3]

In 2015, he died in a helicopter crash into the San Juan River.[1] The pilot and two Americans, executives from Coca-Cola and Tampa Juice, also died.[1]

Publications

  • La Difícil Transición Nicaraguense en el Gobierno con Doña Violeta (2005)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Salinas, Carlos (21 November 2015). "Muere Antonio Lacayo, el hombre fuerte de la transición en Nicaragua". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ Navas, Lucía; Romero, Elízabeth (2015-11-20). "Artífice de la paz social de Nicaragua". La Prensa (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ Chamorro Barrios, Cristiana (2016-02-27). "Agradecimiento y reflexiones". La Prensa. Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-07.


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