Virgilio Abelardo Godoy Reyes (1 May 1934 in León – 17 November 2016 in Managua) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the

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of his respective

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nation from 25 April 1990 until he resigned in October 1995 to run for president in the 1996 presidential election. Godoy was one of the founding members of PLI in 1970s.Fallece Virgilio Godoy, exvicepresidente de Nicaragua
He represented his party within the opposition coalition against the government of

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. Upon the triumph of the

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, he was appointed as minister of labor by the ruling junta. Later he opposed the Sandinista government. He was elected in the 1990 presidential ticket of National Opposition Union as running mate of

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. Godoy was twice an unsuccessful candidate for president – in the

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and in the 1996 Nicaraguan general election. He worked as professor in National Autonomous University of Nicaragua–León.

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1934 births 2016 deaths Vice presidents of Nicaragua Independent Liberal Party (Nicaragua) politicians Government ministers of Nicaragua People from León, Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-politician-stub