Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, American Republics: Central and South America, Volume VII

112. Editorial Note

Presidential elections held on February 3, 1957, resulted in the election of Luis A. Somoza as President of Nicaragua. Somoza defeated Edmundo Amador, the nominee of the Nicaraguan Conservative Party. Documentation on this subject is in Department of State, Central Files 717.00 and 717.11.