Mariano Argüello Vargas

Mariano Argüello Vargas (1890^[1]–1970) was a pro-Somoza politician from Nicaragua.^[2] who served as Vice President of Nicaragua in 1947.^[3] He was appointed alongside President Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes on 15 August 1947 on a temporary basis .,^[4] the post having been terminated on 22 November 1947 following the recognition of the Roman y Reyes' presidency by the Truman administration. .^[5]

Mariano Argüello Vargas
Vice President of Nicaragua
In office 15 August 1947 – 22 November 1947
President	Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes
Preceded by	Francisco Navarro Alvarado
Succeeded by	Silvio Argüello Cardenal, Gustavo Raskosky and Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez
Personal details
Born	1890, Granada, Nicaragua
Died	1970, Miami, Florida, USA
Political party	Nationalist Liberal Party
Alma mater	University of St. Thomas

He had a LL.D. law degree from the Universidad de Oriente y Mediodía.^[1] and was President of the Senate of National Congress 1945–1946, 1947–1948, 1952–1953, 1954–1955,^[6] 1956–1957, 1963 and 1966.^[7] He was president of the Chamber of Deputies from 1950 to 1952.^[8] He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1950 to 1956.^[9]