Arnoldo Alemán

President of Nicaragua

23 January 1946 Managua, Nicaragua

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10 January 1997 – 10 January 2002

Nicaraguan politician In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alemán and the second or maternal family name is Lacayo. José Arnoldo Alemán LacayoPresident of NicaraguaIn office 10 January 1997 – 10 January 2002Vice President Enrique Bolaños Geyer (1997-2000) Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez (2000-2002)Preceded by Violeta Barrios de ChamorroSucceeded by Enrique Bolaños GeyerPresident of the National Assembly of NicaraguaIn office 9 January 2002 – 19 September 2002Mayor of ManaguaIn office 26 April 1990 – 20 September 1995Preceded by Carlos Carrión CruzSucceeded by Roberto Cedeño Personal detailsBorn (1946-01-23 ) 23 January 1946 (age 75) Managua, NicaraguaNationalityNicaraguanPolitical partyConstitutionalist Liberal Party José Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo (born 23 January 1946) is a Nicaraguan politician who served as the 81st president of Nicaragua from 10 January 1997 to 10 January 2002. In 2003, he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to a 20-year prison term, and Transparency International named him the ninth most corrupt leader in recent history. In 2009, those convictions were overturned, though these decisions remain controversial.