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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra ( Spanish pronunciation: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician and 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 President ...
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 7 November 2021 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament. [ 6] President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front sought re-election, while five opposition candidates appeared on the ballot. In early June, police arrested five other ...
Outgoing president Daniel Ortega ditched his olive green fatigues and started fresh as a civilian politician. Read More: The Cold War Didn't Have to End. Gorbachev Made It Happen.
The incumbent president, Daniel Ortega, has served as president since 2007. [ 3 ] The Supreme Court of Nicaragua ruled that the constitutional ban on immediate reelection was unenforceable. [ 4 ] In 2014, the legislature amended the constitution to allow the President to run for an unlimited number of five-year terms.
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 ...
Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez, a former Sandinista leader, takes on Pres. Daniel Ortega's repressive government in his novel, "Tongolele no sabía bailar." He was a Sandinista leader.
The Sandinista National Liberation Front ( Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) is a Christian socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas ( Spanish pronunciation: [sandiˈnistas]) in both English and Spanish. The party is named after Augusto César Sandino, who led the Nicaraguan resistance ...
47 [4] (2014) · 200+ (2018) [6] The protests against Daniel Ortega were a series of protests against President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and actions performed by his government, the dismantling of the opposition, and violence against peaceful protesters. The protests began in 2014, when the construction of the Nicaragua Canal was about to ...