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Somoza

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[saw-maw-sah, suh-moh-zuh, -moh-suh] / sɔˈmɔ sɑ, səˈmoʊ zə, -ˈmoʊ sə /

noun

  1. Anastasio Anastasio Somoza García, 1896–1956, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1937–47, 1950–56 (father of Anastasio and Luis Somoza Debayle).


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That victory ousted dictator Anastasio Somoza and brought Ortega to power at the head of what was then a popular leftist movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A team led by Melanie Köhler and Veronika Somoza from the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology has presented a new research approach in the journal Nature Food.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

Officials with the Long Beach Unified School District have distributed 180,000 Chromebooks since 2016, and the technology staff is optimistic about the extended lifetime, district spokesperson Evelyn Somoza said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2023

A stream of regional leaders have called the state home, at least for a time, over the past half century, from Haiti’s Prosper Avril to Nicaragua’s Anastasio Somoza to Panama’s Manuel Noriega.

From Seattle Times Jan. 9, 2023

My father, being the accountant of the Somoza family, was automatically considered an enemy.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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