Óscar Moncada

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Óscar Moncada Reyes (died November 9, 2014) was a Nicaraguan politician. Moncada served as a member of the National Assembly for three consecutive terms from 1997 to 2011, including a tenure as the President of the National Assembly of Nicaragua from 1999 until 2001. [1] He was the Vice President of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) at the time of his death in 2014. [1] Óscar Moncada was the son, from a second marriage, of former President of Nicaragua José María Moncada, who held office from 1929 to 1933. [1]

Early life

Moncada held numerous public offices and appointments during the administrations of former Presidents Violeta Barrios de Chamorro (1990–1997) and Arnoldo Alemán (1997–2002). [1] He served as the director of human resources within the Ministry of Labor and sub-director of the Instituto de Seguro Social. [1] He was also the secretary general of the Empresa Aguadora of Managua. [1]

Moncada died of a heart attack at his home in Masatepe, Masaya Department, on November 9, 2014, at the age of 78. [1] [2]

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