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Daniel Ortega
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Ortega in 2024
Co-president of Nicaragua
Assumed office
30 January 2025
ServingwithRosario Murillo
54th & 58thPresident of Nicaragua
In office
10 January 2007–30 January 2025
Vice PresidentJaime Morales Carazo
(2007–2012)
Omar Halleslevens
(2012–2017)
Rosario Murillo
(2017–2025)
Preceded byEnrique Bolaños
Succeeded byHimself, Rosario Murillo
(as Co-president)
In office
10 January 1985–25 April 1990
Vice PresidentSergio Ramírez
Preceded byHimself
(as Coordinator of the JNR)
Succeeded byVioleta Chamorro
Coordinator of the
Junta of National Reconstruction
In office
18 July 1979–10 January 1985
Preceded byFrancisco Urcuyo
(as Acting President)
Succeeded byHimself
(as President)
First Gentleman of Nicaragua
Current
Assumed role
30 January 2025
PresidentRosario Murillo
Personal details
Born
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra

(1945-11-11) 11 November 1945 (age80)
La Libertad, Chontales, Nicaragua
Political partyFSLN
Spouse(s)
(m.1979)
Children8, 7 with Rosario Murillo and 1 with Leticia Herrera
RelativesHumberto Ortega (brother)
Camilo Ortega (brother)
Xiomara Blandino (daughter-in-law)
AwardsAl-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights
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Military service
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Nicaragua
Branch/service
Yearsof service
  • 1963–1990
  • 2007–present
Rank
Battles/warsNicaraguan 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

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  1. "Ortega wins Nicaraguan election", BBC News, 8 November 2006.

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