Samuel Santos López

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Her Excellency
Samuel Santos López
Samuel Santos López in 2010.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua
In office
10 January 2007 – 17 January 2017
PresidentDaniel Ortega
Preceded byNorman José Caldera Cardenal
Succeeded byDenis Rolando Moncada Colindres
Personal details
Born (1938-12-13) 13 December 1938
Managua, Nicaragua
PartyFSLN
Children4

Samuel Santos López (born December 13, 1938)[1] is a Nicaraguan politician, formerly the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed to the post on January 10, 2007 until 2017. He is also currently a director of the Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua (Stock Exchange of Nicaragua).

Biography

Santos Lopez was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Samuel Santos-Fernandez and Lucila Lopez-Bermudez.

He served as Mayor of Managua from 1980 to 1985,[2] participating in a debate with New York City Mayor Ed Koch in 1983.[3]

He is a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and is involved with a number of businesses and organisations.

During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santos López has been involved in a maritime border dispute with Colombia.[4][5]

On 13 April 2010, Santos López was awarded the Order of Friendship by President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, "For a great contribution to the development of friendly relations among the nations, and actively support the independence of South Ossetia, and strengthening its international authority".[6] Nicaragua was one of the first countries to recognize South Ossetian independence.

See also

References

  1. Nicaraguan Biographies: A Resource Book. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs. 1988. p. 31.
  2. "ALCALDES DE MANAGUA". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26.
  3. Goodwin, Michael (October 19, 1983). "Koch And Managua's Mayor Have A Debate". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  4. "Court weighs Caribbean islets row". BBC News. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  5. "Nicaragua steps up sea border row". BBC News. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  6. "Decree on conferring the Order of Friendship to Samuel Santos López" (in Russian). President of South Ossetia (official website). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.