Norberto Ramírez
Norberto Ramírez Áreas (April 15, 1802, León, Nicaragua – July, 11 1856, León, Nicaragua) was a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who served as acting Supreme Chief of El Salvador (September 20, 1840 – January, 7 1841), still technically a part of the Federal Republic of Central America, and as the 6th Supreme Director of independent Nicaragua (April 1, 1849 – April 1, 1851).
On September 20, 1840 a revolt of the garrison in San Salvador led by General Francisco Malespín forced the resignation of Ramírez's predecessor, Colonel Antonio José Cañas. (Malespín had intended to rule through Cañas, but Cañas was not agreeable.) After José Damián Villacorta rejected the appointment, Norberto Ramírez took over the government.[1]
In December 1840 a riot broke out in Santiago Nonualco, led by Petronilo Castro. It was soon suppressed by the government.
The following 7 January, Ramírez turned over the office of head of state to Juan Lindo.
Norberto Ramírez was the father of Mercedes Ramírez de Meléndez, whose sons Carlos and Jorge Meléndez were later presidents of the Republic of El Salvador.
From 1849 through 1851, Ramírez was also president of Nicaragua, his native country. The agreements he signed in 1849 laid the foundations for the future Clayton–Bulwer Treaty (signed 19 April 1850 in Washington, D.C.), under which the United States justified interference in Nicaragua's internal affairs.[2]
External links
References
- ^ (in Spanish) The coup by Malespín Archived 2007-05-31 at the Wayback Machine, from the Salvadoran government web site.
- ^ "Pre-Revolutionary Nicaragua", at Latin American Revolutions, available here
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