Somoza Debayle Anastasio

So·mo·za De·bay·le

S0559500 (sə-mō′zə də-bī′lā, sō-mō′sä dĕ-bī′lĕ), Anastasio 1925-1980. Nicaraguan politician who headed Nicaragua's National Guard, was elected president in 1967, and ruled as a dictator. In 1979 Somoza was overthrown by the Sandinistas, and he was later assassinated in Paraguay.