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] José Antonio Alvarado was his vice-presidential running mate. He died of a terminal illness on 23 April 2019 in Valparaíso, 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.
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| Preceded by Leopoldo Navarro | Vice President of Nicaragua 2002–2005 | Succeeded by Alfredo Gómez Urcuyo |