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Feb 29, 2024 · Daniel Ortega (born November 11, 1945, La Libertad, Nicaragua) 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.
Early childhood. Ortega was born in La Libertad, department of Chontales, Nicaragua, [23] into a working-class family. His parents, Daniel Ortega Cerda and Lidia Saavedra, were opposed to the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
Jan 10, 2022 · Mr Ortega was elected as his successor in 1984, after serving on the Sandinista's five-member "national reconstruction" board. 1945: Born in a rural town 1960s: Joins the Sandinista National ...
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.
For the full article, see Daniel Ortega . 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.
Aug 24, 2018 · Many have been killed, arrested or disappeared. Thousands have fled south to Costa Rica. Ortega has blamed the unrest on coup plotters backed by the United States. He has some experience in...
Jan 10, 2022 · 10 January 2022. Nicaragua crisis. Getty Images. Short in stature with big square glasses, Daniel Ortega did not resemble a typical military strongman when he first caught the world's...