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Luis Somoza Debayle
Luis Somoza Debayle was president of Nicaragua from 1956 to 1963, succeeding his father, Anastasio Somoza García, after his assassination. More moderate than his father or his brother, he allowed limited reforms and handed the presidency to allies in 1963, while his brother Anastasio controlled the National Guard. Nicaragua served as a staging base for the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 during his rule. He died of a heart attack in 1967.
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