Enrique Bolaños

President of Nicaragua

Enrique José Bolaños Geyer 13 May 1928 Nindirí, Masaya Department, Nicaragua

14 June 2021(2021-06-14) (93) Nindirí, Masaya Department, Nicaragua

10 January 2002 – 10 January 2007

29th President of Nicaragua In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bolaños and the second or maternal family name is Geyer. Enrique BolañosBolaños in 2004President of NicaraguaIn office 10 January 2002 – 10 January 2007Vice President José Rizo Castellón (2002–2005) Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo (2005–2007)Preceded by Arnoldo AlemánSucceeded by Daniel OrtegaVice President of NicaraguaIn office 10 January 1997 – 24 October 2000PresidentArnoldo AlemánPreceded by Julia MenaSucceeded by Leopoldo Navarro Bermúdez Personal detailsBornEnrique José Bolaños Geyer (1928-05-13 ) 13 May 1928 Nindirí, Masaya Department, NicaraguaDied14 June 2021(2021-06-14) (aged 93) Nindirí, Masaya Department, NicaraguaPolitical partyAlliance for the RepublicOther political affiliationsConstitutionalist Liberal PartySpouse(s)Lila Abaunza ​ ​(m. 1949; died 2008)​Children5Alma materSaint Louis University Enrique José Bolaños Geyer (pronounced  ; 13 May 1928 – 14 June 2021) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as President of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007. From 1997 to 2002, Bolaños served as vice president under Arnoldo Alemán. On 4 November 2001 he defeated Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front party in the presidential election and was sworn in as president on 10 January 2002. He was a member of the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC) until he broke with it to help form the Alliance for the Republic (APRE). At the beginning of his term as president, he led an anti-corruption campaign that ultimately convicted his predecessor and head of the PLC, Arnoldo Alemán.