Definitions for somoza
so·moza

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1. somoza

   The Somoza family (Spanish: Familia Somoza) is a former political family that ruled Nicaragua for forty-three years from 1936 to 1979. Their family dictatorship was founded by Anastasio Somoza García and was continued by his two sons Luis Somoza Debayle and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Anastasio Somoza García was the President of Nicaragua from 1937 until 1956. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Luis Somoza Debayle, who held the presidency from 1957 to 1963. The youngest Somoza son, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, held two presidential terms: 1967-1972 and 1974-1979. Although the Somozas did not hold the presidency for the full forty-three years, they continued to rule through puppet presidents and their control of the National Guard.While the Somoza family made advancements towards modernising Nicaragua, their rule was still characterised by repression and inequality. Over four decades, the Somoza family accumulated wealth through corporate bribes, land grabbing and foreign aid siphoning. The family was supported by the United States and the leadership styles of each Somoza president differed.Ultimately, the Somoza family was overthrown by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) during the Nicaraguan Revolution. Widespread discontent with the Somoza regime emerged following the Managua earthquake of 1972. Anastasio Somoza Debayle declared himself the Head of the National Emergency Committee and used his power to participate in looting and the mismanagement of international aid funding. Discomfort increased with the rise of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the Somoza government’s human rights violations. Various opposition groups emerged and two key approaches to overthrow the dictatorship became clear. While the Broad Opposition Front (FAO) attempted to reach a solution via negotiation, the FSLN pushed insurrection. When negotiations failed, the insurrection movement gained momentum resulting in the Somoza government's international, political and military isolation. On 17 July 1979, Anastasio Somoza Debayle resigned as President of Nicaragua, marking the end of the Somoza family dictatorship.

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1. SOMOZA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Somoza is ranked #21218 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Somoza surname appeared 1,237 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Somoza.
   
   87.1% or 1,078 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   9.6% or 119 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of somoza in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of somoza in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of somoza in a Sentence

1. Ursula K. Le Guin:

   Public speaking is done in the public tongue, the national or tribal language; and the language of our tribe is the men's language. Of course women learn it. We're not dumb. If you can tell Margaret Thatcher from Ronald Reagan, or Indira Gandhi from General Somoza, by anything they say, tell me how. This is a man's world, so it talks a man's language.

2. Carlo Breles:

   All of us fought the overthrow of the dictatorship of Somoza. Then we participated in the defense of the revolution against the Contras, now we initiating a third struggle, against the dictatorship of Ortega-Murillo.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somoza
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html