Álvarez was also an active participant in Nicaraguan politics, and a writer of international repute. In 1954–55, he was incarcerated for one year during the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza García. In 1996, at age 77, he was appointed Foreign Minister of Nicaragua.[1]
After his retirement from public office and medical practice, Álvarez continued to influence national policy through published articles and lectures on politics, with special emphasis on national political culture. In 2006-07, he was awarded honorary doctorates for his research and contributions to the latter. [citation needed]
Family
Emilio Alvarez was married to Carmen Guerra; the couple had six children.
Career
Doctor of Ophthalmology
Founder of the Clínica Oftalmológica del Hospital Bautista for the Poor, Managua, Nicaragua (1949)[citation needed]
Chief of services of Ophthalmology at the "Hospital el Retiro", Managua, Nicaragua (1950) [2]
Founder/Director, Centro de Oftalmología, Clinica y Eye Hospital, Managua, Nicaragua
Honorary Member, Instituto de Estudios para la Gobernabilidad y Democracia (2008)
Bibliography
El mensaje de los ojos, Managua, 1984
Síntesis Crítica del Marxismo (1986)[6]
Las fuerzas armadas en Nicaragua: Sinópsis histórica, 1821-1994, Managua, Nicaragua, 1994 [7]
Brújula para leer 2, Cultura Política Nicaragüense, 2nd edition (2000)], elnuevodiario.com.ni; 31 July 1999 ISBN 978-9-9924-8034-2
References
^Profile, Rulers.org; accessed 2 July 2014.
^Kuhl Arauz, Eddy. "Temasnicas - Emilio Alvarez" (PDF) (in Spanish). ISSN 2164-4268. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-09.
^"Juventud Conservadora en perspectiva histórica - La Prensa". La Prensa (in European Spanish). 2002-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
^La Prensa - Opinion - Álvarez Montalván, académico de la lengua y la historia Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, laprensa.com.ni; accessed 2 July 2014.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). www.aghn.edu.ni. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Síntesis crítica del marxismo, metabase.net; accessed 2 July 2014.
^"Las fuerzas armadas en Nicaragua : sinopsis histórica 1821-1994". cirma.org.gt (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-08.