Hugo Torres Jiménez
Hugo Torres Jiménez (25 April 1948 – 12 February 2022) was a Nicaraguan Sandinista guerrilla and military leader. He was a retired Brigadier General in the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. During the Sandinista National Liberation Front effort to overthrow the Somoza family regime. In June 2021 he was part of a wave of arrests of opposition figures by the Daniel Ortega administration.
Hugo Torres | |
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.jpg) Torres in 2013 | |
| Born | Jorge Hugo Torres Jiménez 25 April 1948 |
| Died | 12 February 2022 (aged 73) |
| Citizenship | Nicaragua |
| Employer | Nicaraguan Armed Forces |
| Title | Brigadier General (ret.) |
| Political party | Sandinista National Liberation Front Sandinista Renovation Movement Democratic Renewal Union |
Torres Jiménez died while in prison on 12 February 2022, aged 73.[1]
References
- ↑ "Nicaragua dissident jailed under Ortega dies in prison: family" (in en). France 24. 12 February 2022. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220212-nicaragua-dissident-jailed-under-ortega-dies-in-prison-family. Retrieved 12 February 2022.