Background
Santos Lopez was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Samuel Santos-Fernandez and Lucila Lopez-Bermudez.
Santos Lopez was born in Managua, Nicaragua, to Samuel Santos-Fernandez and Lucila Lopez-Bermudez.
He is also currently a director of the Bolsa de Valores de Nicaragua (Stock Exchange of Nicaragua). He served as mayor of Managua, participating in a debate with New York City Mayor Editor Koch in 1984. During his tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Santos López has been involved in a maritime border dispute with Colombia.
On 13 April 2010, Santos López was awarded the Order of Friendship by President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, "Foreign a great contribution to the development of friendly relations among the nations, and actively support the independence of South Ossetia, and strengthening its international authority".
Nicaragua was one of the first countries to recognize South Ossetian independence.
He is a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and is involved with a number of businesses and organisations.