Ruler · 1853 – 1919

José Santos Zelaya

Lived 1853 – 1919; politician. President of Nicaragua (Nicaragua), 1893 – 1909.

Wikidata's English label: José Santos Zelayo.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1853 – 1919; 66 years
In office: 16 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Nicaragua
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

President of Nicaragua

Nicaragua · the 21st of 58 dated reigns · 1854 – 2025

17 before

Roberto Sacasa1891 – 1893

Joaquín Zavala1893

Salvador Machado1893

José Santos Zelaya1893 – 1909

José Madriz1909 – 1910

José Dolores Estrada1910

Luis Mena1910

34 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1893 – 1909 · 16 years · came to it aged 40

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

In 1909, Zelaya was ousted from office in a rebellion led by liberal Juan José Estrada who was aided by the U.S. government and Nicaraguan conservatives.

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