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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician who has served as the 58th president of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction from 1979 to 1985, and then as the 54th ...
Jan 10, 2022 · Mr Ortega resisted calls to step down or call an election. Ms Murillo blamed the crisis on "an invasion... of evil spirits which want evil to reign in Nicaragua". Daniel Ortega, the veteran...
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Nicaragua's Ortega puts dissident brother under home 'medical care'
Nicaraguan police have set up a "medical care unit" at the house of President Daniel Ortega's brother, in a move interpreted by the exiled opposition as placing him under house arrest.Exiled ...
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- ABC News
Nicaraguan police are monitoring the brother of President Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua’s National Police appeared to confirm Tuesday that retired Gen. Humberto Ortega, brother of President Daniel Ortega, has been under guard since local media reports emerged two days ...
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Apr 27, 2024 · Biography of Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan guerrilla leader, member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) junta that took power from the Somoza family in 1979 after victory in the civil war. Ortega served as the new regime’s first president, from 1984 to 1990, and returned to office in 2007.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 8, 2021 · CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: Nicaraguan officials say President Daniel Ortega easily won another five-year term with more than 75% of the vote. Ortega's opponents say the election was rigged. There...
Jan 11, 2022 · MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term Monday following elections considered rigged and on a day marked by sanctions from the United...
Oct 31, 2021 · How Ortega silenced the media, changed the laws, and locked up his opponents ahead of the 2021 election. Hear from his critics, including his former cabinet member and his cousin's wife, who were arrested and disappeared.
Feb 29, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega.
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