José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (/ ɔːr ˈ t eɪ ɡ ə /; Spanish: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician and dictator [1] [2] [3] who has been the co-president of Nicaragua since 30 January 2025, alongside his wife Rosario Murillo.

6 days ago · Nicaragua makes Daniel Ortega and his wife Murillo ‘copresidents,’ fueling democratic rebuke Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega gestures to government supporters after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

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.

6 days ago · Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country's legislature that also elevated her to ...

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.

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 …

5 days ago · (Reuters) – Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval ...

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

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.