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Diego Manuel Chamorro
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Diego Manuel Chamorro

Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños (August 9, 1861 – October 12, 1923) was the President of Nicaragua between 1 January 1921 and 12 October 1923. He belonged to the Conservative Party of Nicaragua.He was born in Nandaime and was a member of the politically powerful Chamorro family. His father was Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro. Don Diego was elected President of Nicaragua in 1921, following his nephew Emiliano in that office. During his presidency, he crushed an invasion by rebels from Honduras and initiated an agreement between himself and the presidents of Honduras and El Salvador to prevent such invasions in the future. He also signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship among the Central American countries. President Diego Manuel Chamorro died in office in 1923, in Managua, aged 62. He was married to his twice cousin Dolores Bolaños Chamorro and had 5 daughters and 3 sons: Carmen Chamorro Bolaños, married to Clarence A. Burgheim Celina Chamorro Bolaños, never married Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños, married to Caridad Mora Urtecho Anibal Chamorro Bolaños, married Gustavo Chamorro Bolaños, never married Luz Chamorro Bolaños, married to Miguel Vigil Lejarza Matilde Chamorro Bolaños, never married Mercedes Chamorro Bolaños, married to her and his twice cousin Fernando Chamorro Chamorro, and had: Edmundo Chamorro Chamorro, married to Blanca Rappaccioli y Asenjo, of Italian paternal descent, and had: Edmundo Chamorro Rappaccioli Roberto Chamorro Rappaccioli Silvio Chamorro Rappaccioli Fernando Chamorro Rappaccioli Emiliano Chamorro Rappaccioli Melba Chamorro Rappaccioli Gretchen Chamorro Rappaccioli Blanca Chamorro RappaccioliDiego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños had a son with Isabel Garnier (French), Lieutenant Abelino Chamorro Garnier married to Esther Eva Piñan, and had 6 children: 1) Carmen Chamorro Eva married to Jose Jesus Espinosa Garcia had one son: Jose Edgar Espinosa Chamorro married to Ileana Hidaldo Herrera and have 9 children: Martha C Espinosa Hidalgo, married Leonidas

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