Daniel Ortega
Daniel Ortega | |
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 Ortega in 2024 | |
| Co-president of Nicaragua | |
| Assumed office 30 January 2025 Serving with Rosario Murillo | |
| 54th & 58th President of Nicaragua | |
| In office 10 January 2007 – 30 January 2025 | |
| Vice President | Jaime Morales Carazo (2007–2012) Omar Halleslevens (2012–2017) Rosario Murillo (2017–2025) |
| Preceded by | Enrique Bolaños |
| Succeeded by | Himself, Rosario Murillo (as Co-president) |
| In office 10 January 1985 – 25 April 1990 | |
| Vice President | Sergio Ramírez |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Coordinator of the JNR) |
| Succeeded by | Violeta Chamorro |
| Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction | |
| In office 18 July 1979 – 10 January 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Urcuyo (as Acting President) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as President) |
| First Gentleman of Nicaragua | |
Current | |
| Assumed role 30 January 2025 | |
| President | Rosario Murillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Daniel Ortega Saavedra 11 November 1945 La Libertad, Chontales, Nicaragua |
| Political party | FSLN |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 8, 7 with Rosario Murillo and 1 with Leticia Herrera |
| Relatives | Humberto Ortega (brother) Camilo Ortega (brother) Xiomara Blandino (daughter-in-law) |
| Awards | Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nicaragua |
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| Battles/wars | Nicaraguan Revolution |
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. In 2025, he became Co-president of Nicaragua alongside his wife Rosario Murillo.
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ortega wins Nicaraguan election", BBC News, 8 November 2006.
Other websites
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Media related to Daniel Ortega at Wikimedia Commons
- Office of the President Archived 2010-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
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