1. Jose Fruto Chamorro Perez was a Nicaraguan politician and military scientist who served as 10th Supreme Director of Nicaragua and 1st President of Nicaragua.
11 Facts About Fruto Chamorro
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Fruto Chamorro's father returned to Nicaragua after completing his studies and married Josefa Margarita Alfaro Monterroso in 1814.
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Fruto Chamorro was acknowledged by his father shortly before the latter's death in 1824, and his stepmother insisted he use the name Fruto Chamorro Perez.
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The death of his father forced Fruto Chamorro to leave his studies and go to Nicaragua to assume responsibility for the family and to manage the abundant inheritance of his father.
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Fruto Chamorro's father was one of the founders of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua, centered on the city of Granada.
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In 1843, Fruto Chamorro was appointed Supreme Director of the Confederation junta, and he took up residence in San Miguel, El Salvador.
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However, Guatemala withdrew, and Fruto Chamorro was instrumental in preventing a war over the decision.
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In 1845, Fruto Chamorro was appointed Prefect and Military Governor of the Department of Granada, and Minister of the Treasury.
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Fruto Chamorro himself became Supreme Director of Nicaragua on 1 April 1853.
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Fruto Chamorro then convened a Constituent Assembly on 20 January 1854, to promulgate a new Constitution during the absence of the majority of the western representatives, virtually expelled from the country by the government's move to Granada.
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In preparation for the siege, President Fruto Chamorro placed himself at the headquarters of the Army and left executive authority with his deputy, Jose Maria Estrada.