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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.
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.
Jan 11, 2022 · Associated Press. Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term on Monday following elections considered rigged and sanctions by the U.S. and others.
Nov 8, 2021 · Transcript. Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the...
3 days ago · In March 1986, TIME ran a cover story featuring Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega: the headline read “The Man Who Makes Reagan See Red.”. Much has changed over the past four decades. The Cold ...
Feb 11, 2022 · Read More. Published 7:04 PM PDT, February 10, 2022. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua sentenced a student protest leader and a former Sandinista rebel commander to prison Thursday on charges of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity,” the latest in a string of prison sentences following brief trials this month.
Nov 7, 2021 · MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Daniel Ortega became a hero in Nicaragua for helping overthrow a notorious dictator. Now, 40 years later, he has become the kind of authoritarian leader he once fought...
