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By what margin was Anastasio Somoza García elected as President in 1936?

  • An overwhelming margin

  • A slim margin

  • A reasonable margin

  • It was a tie

Answer

Anastasio Somoza García won the 1936 presidential election in Nicaragua with an overwhelming margin. The election was widely regarded as fraudulent with widespread intimidation, suppression of opposition parties, and manipulation of the electoral process, solidifying his grip on power and establishing a decades-long dictatorship characterized by corruption, nepotism, and human rights abuses.
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