Antonio Lacayo

Antonio Lacayo Oyanguren (died November 17, 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]

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
DiedNovember 17, 2015
CitizenshipNicaragua
TitleMinister of the Presidency
SpouseCristiana Chamorro Barrios

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. 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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