Daniel Ortega: President of Nicaragua since 2007 and leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish: ; born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician.
He has been President of Nicaragua since 2007. 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.
References
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Media related to Daniel Ortega at Wiki Commons
- Office of the President Archived 2010-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
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