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Apr 27, 2024 · Daniel Ortega (born November 11, 1945, La Libertad, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan guerrilla leader, member of the Sandinista junta that took power in 1979, and the elected president of Nicaragua (1984–90, 2007– ). Son of a veteran of the peasant army of César Augusto Sandino, Ortega moved with his family to Managua in the mid-1950s.
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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra was born on November 11, 1945 in La Libertad, Nicaragua. His father, Daniel Ortega Cerda, and his mother, Lidia Saavedra, were political activists who protested against the government. Because of her political opposition to the ruling dictator,Anastasio Somoza, Daniel's mother was imprisoned.
Jan 10, 2022 · 1945: Born in a rural town. 1960s: Joins the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) as a teenager. 1984: Elected president. 1990, 1995, 2001: Loses presidential elections. 2006, 2011, 2016:...
Daniel Ortega. 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 ...
Daniel Ortega Saavedra was born on November 11, 1945, in the mining and ranching town of La Libertad, Nicaragua, in the municipality of Chontales. He was the third son of Daniel Ortega Serda, an accountant for a mining firm. The family later moved to Managua, where his father owned a small export-import business.
Daniel Ortega, (born Nov. 11, 1945, La Libertad, Nic.), President of Nicaragua (1984–90; 2007– ). In 1963 he became a member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front and organized urban resistance to the corrupt dictatorship of the Somoza family.
Ortega was born to a middle-class family in La Libertad, department of Chontales, Nicaragua. His parents, Daniel Ortega and Lidia Saavedra, were in opposition to the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
