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Joaquín del Cossío was a Nicaraguan politician, member of the Legitimist Party who served as acting Supreme Director of Nicaragua on two occasions, first alongside Evaristo Rocha until May 15, and again from July 27, to October 20, 1839.
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Norberto Ramírez Áreas was a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who served as acting Supreme Chief of El Salvador, still technically a part of the Federal Republic of Central America, and as the 6th Supreme Director of independent Nicaragua.
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José Anacleto Ordóñez Bermúdez (1778–1839), also known as Cleto Ordóñez, and nicknamed "El tuerto Ordóñez" by his detractors was a liberal Nicaraguan soldier, politician and prominent Central American unionist who served as de facto Supreme Chief of Nicaragua from August 1824 to 4 January 1825.
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