José Rizo Castellón (27 September 1944 – 23 April 2019) was a Nicaraguan politician, affiliated with the Constitutional Liberal Party (PLC). Rizo was a lawyer trained at the Universidad Centroamericana of Managua in Nicaragua; he also studied in the London School of Economics.[1]
José Rizo Castellón | |
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 José Rizo Castellón in 2015 | |
| Vice President of Nicaragua | |
| In office 10 January 2002 – 10 October 2005 | |
| President | Enrique Bolaños |
| Preceded by | Leopoldo Navarro |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Rizo Castellón 27 September 1944 Jinotega, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua |
| Died | 23 April 2019 (aged 74) Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile |
| Political party | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Central American University |
Biography
editRizo was nominated as the PLC's presidential candidate for the 2006 election in which he finished in third place behind Daniel Ortega and Eduardo Montealegre, receiving 25.11% of the vote. Rizo previously served as Vice President of Nicaragua under Enrique Bolaños, from 10 January 2002 until he resigned in 2005 to pursue the presidency in the November 2006 elections.[2][3] José Antonio Alvarado was his vice-presidential running mate. He died of a terminal illness on 23 April 2019 in Santiago, Chile, at the age of 74.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Washington Times
- ^ "Vice Presidencia de la República". 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ History of Vicepresidency Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Muere José Rizo, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua y candidato presidencial en 2006". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- ^ "Fallece José Rizo Castellón, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua" (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio YA. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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