DIEGO MANUEL CHAMORRO BOLAñOS

'Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolaños' (1861 1923) was president of Nicaragua 1921-1923. He belonged to the Conservative Party of Nicaragua 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.

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★ ''Recorrido Historico de las Principales Figuras de la Familia Chamorro'', Emilio Alvarez Lejarza, Revista Consevadora del Pensamiento Centroamericano, Vol. XIX - No. 91 (Abril, 1968)