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Daniel Ortega Saavedra

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Daniel Ortega Saavedra , 1945-, president of Nicaragua (1979-90, 2007-). As a university student, he joined (1963) the clandestine Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN; see Sandinistas ), a Marxist guerrilla coalition that opposed the Somoza dictatorship. In 1967, he was arrested and spent seven years in prison. Head of the Sandinista junta that took power following the 1979 revolution, he was elected president in 1984. As president, he attempted to consolidate the revolution along Marxist lines but was opposed by the United States and U.S.-backed guerrillas, the contras. He was unexpectedly... Read more
Ortega (Saavedra), Daniel
Ortega (Saavedra), Daniel (1945– ) Nicaraguan statesman...become its leader in 1966. In 1979, Ortega led the revolution that toppled the...US-backed Contra rebels. In 1990 elections, Ortega was defeated by Violeta Chamorro . In... Read more
Ortega Saavedra, Daniel
Ortega Saavedra, Daniel (b. 11 Nov. 1945). President of Nicaragua 1985–90 An active member since 1962 of the Sandinista National Liberation Front... Read more

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