# Joaquín Zavala - President of Nicaragua

URL: https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/rulers/joaquin-zavala
Term: 1 March 1879 – 1 March 1883
Number in the list: 170
Born-Died: 1835 (Managua) - 1906
Dynasty: Republic of Nicaragua
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Zavala

Joaquín Zavala governed from 1879 to 1883, beginning the construction of the first railway and extending the telegraph. The indigenous rebellion of Matagalpa (1881) was suppressed during his presidency.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/rulers/pedro-joaquin-chamorro-alfaro)
- Next in list: [Adán Cárdenas](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/rulers/adan-cardenas)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1880 - [Coffee Boom and Land Laws](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/timeline/1880-coffee-boom-and-land-laws)
- 1881 - [Matagalpa Indigenous Rebellion](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/timeline/1881-matagalpa-indigenous-rebellion)
- 1881 - [Expulsion of the Jesuits](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/timeline/1881-expulsion-of-the-jesuits)
- 1881 - [Austrian Award on the Mosquito Reserve](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/timeline/1881-austrian-award-on-the-mosquito-reserve)
- 1882 - [Pacific Railway Opens](https://allhistories.com/nicaragua/timeline/1882-pacific-railway-opens)