Rigoberto López Pérez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rigoberto López Pérez

Nicaraguan poet, music composer and assassin of Anastasio Somoza García

Date of Birth: 13-May-1929

Place of Birth: León, León Department, Nicaragua

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1956

Profession: writer, composer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Nicaragua

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Rigoberto López Pérez (May 13, 1929 – September 21, 1956) was a Nicaraguan poet, artist and composer.
He assassinated Anastasio Somoza García, the longtime dictator of Nicaragua. On September 21, 1981, 25 years after his death, the Sandinista government of Nicaragua declared Rigoberto López Pérez a National Hero by means of Decree no.
825.