This corrupt former president of Nicaragua looted funds and international aid when a deadly earthquake hit Managua. And removed from office by a revolutionary organization known as the FSLN?
Correct answer: C. Anastasio Somoza Debayle
- A. Daniel Ortega Saavedra
- B. Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
- C. Anastasio Somoza Debayle
- D. Augusto Cesar Sandino
Explanation
Anastasio Somoza Debayle was Nicaragua’s president when the 1972 Managua earthquake struck, and he was accused of diverting relief funds. The Sandinista National Liberation Front, or FSLN, overthrew his regime in 1979.
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