José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (/ ɔːr ˈ t eɪ ɡ ə /; Spanish: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician and the 58th president of Nicaragua since 10 January 2007.

Jan 18, 2025 · Biography of Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan guerrilla leader, member of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) junta that took power from the Somoza family in 1979 after victory in the civil war. Ortega served as the new regime’s first president, from 1984 to 1990, and returned to office in 2007.

Jan 10, 2022 · Daniel Ortega, the veteran Sandinista revolutionary, is sworn in for a fourth term as president.

Feb 29, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of …

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.

Dec 31, 2024 · An Argentine court issued an international arrest warrant for Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega on Monday. Judge Ariel Lijo’s ruling aims to extradite the Sandinista leader over alleged human rights violations, which include persecution on religious grounds and of indigenous communities and journalists’ arrests.

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (La Libertad, 11 de noviembre de 1945- ) es un exguerrillero y político nicaragüense, actual presidente de la República de Nicaragua desde el 10 de enero de 2007, cargo que ostenta desde 2025 como copresidente junto …

Dec 31, 2024 · An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega over his alleged “systematic violation of human rights”, a lawyer who filed a case against the leader told ...

May 2, 2024 · In March 1986, TIME ran a cover story featuring Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega: the headline read “The Man Who Makes Reagan See Red.” Much has changed over the past four decades.

Jan 11, 2022 · Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive term on Monday following elections considered rigged and sanctions by the U.S. and others.