Cornelio Hüeck Explained

Cornelio Hendrik Hüeck Salomón (died in 1979)was a Nicaraguan politician and an ardent Somoza supporter^[1] from Nationalist Liberal Party.

Hüeck was President of the Senate of National Congress of Nicaragua^[2] from 1969 to 1970. In 1972 he became the secretary of Liberal-Conservative Junta. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of National Congress of Nicaragua^{[3] [4]} from 1973 to 1978,^[5] and in this position he was the second-in-line to succeed Anastasio Somoza Debayle because vice presidency was abolished in 1972. Hüeck was purged from the position of power by Somoza.^[6]

It has been alleged that he was executed in 1979 following the Nicaraguan Revolution.^[7] His body was buried fifteen years later in August 1994.

Notes and References

1. Book: S.J . Fernando Cardenal . Faith & Joy: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Priest . Orbis Books . en . 15 September 2015. 9781608336128 .
2. Web site: DECLARASE MONUMENTO NACIONAL IGLESIA SAN FRANCISCO DE GRANADA. legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
3. Web site: Convenio entre el Gobierno de la República de Nicaragua y el Gobierno de la República Federal de Alemania sobre Cooperación Financiera. legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni.
4. Web site: La ejecución de Cornelio Hüeck, el señor de Masaya -. 11 March 2019.
5. Web site: La ejecución de Cornelio Hüeck, el señor de Masaya . Magazine - La Prensa Nicaragua . es . 11 March 2019.
6. Book: Walker . Thomas W. . Nicaragua: Emerging From the Shadow of the Eagle . Routledge . en . 4 May 2018. 9780429974557 .
7. Web site: Nicaraguan mayor back at old home, seeking to clear family name . www.latinamericanstudies.org.