José Rizo Castellón
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]
Biography[]
Rizo 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 under Enrique Bolaños, from 2002 until he resigned in 2005 to pursue the presidency.[2] was his vice-presidential running mate. He died of a terminal illness on 23 April 2019 in Santiago, Chile, at the age of 74.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Washington Times
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1944 births
- 2019 deaths
- People from Jinotega Department
- Vice presidents of Nicaragua
- Central American University (Managua) alumni
- Nicaraguan politician stubs