Daniel Ortega
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish: [ðaˈnje̞l o̞rˈte̞ɣa]; born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician. He has been President of Nicaragua since 2007.[1] He also served as President of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990.
Daniel Ortega | |
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29th and 33rd President of Nicaragua | |
Assumed office 10 January 2007 | |
Vice President | Jaime Morales Carazo (2007–2012) Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (2012–2017) Rosario Murillo (2017–present) |
Preceded by | Enrique Bolaños |
In office 18 July 1979 – 25 April 1990 | |
Vice President | Sergio Ramírez Mercado (1985–1990) |
Preceded by | Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
Succeeded by | Violeta Chamorro |
Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction | |
In office 18 July 1979 – 10 January 1985 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Urcuyo (Acting President of Nicaragua) |
Succeeded by | Himself (President of Nicaragua) |
Personal details | |
Born | José Daniel Ortega Saavedra 11 November 1945 La Libertad, Nicaragua |
Political party | FSLN |
Spouse(s) | Rosario Murillo (m. 2005) |
Children | 15 |
Mother | Lidia Saavedra |
Father | Daniel Ortega Cerda |
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In November 2021, Daniel Ortega, was re-elected for a fourth five-year term with 75% of the vote, according to the first partial official results released by the Supreme Electoral Council.
Daniel Ortega Media
Ortega and Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González in 1989
Ortega with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Russia on 18 December 2008
Ortega with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, 28 July 2010.
Ortega with the president of the Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen, 10 January 2017
References
- ↑ "Ortega wins Nicaraguan election", BBC News, 8 November 2006.
Other websites
Media related to Daniel Ortega at Wikimedia Commons
- Office of the President Archived 2010-05-08 at the Wayback Machine