Nicaragua’s Ortega offers ‘Sandinista’ fighters to Maduro after ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · CNN — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is...
"It's completely Orwellian": How Daniel Ortega tightened his ... - CBS News
WEBOct 31, 2021 · Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has had his political opponents beaten and thrown in jail and passed legislation making criticism of the government a form of treason.
Nicaragua's Ortega secures fourth term, U.S. threatens sanctions
WEBNov 9, 2021 · SAN JOSE, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive term, results showed on Monday, after jailing political rivals ahead of a vote that prompted threats...
Nicaragua has committed executions, crimes against humanity, …
WEBMar 3, 2023 · Ortega, now aged 77, first came to power as a leader of the left-wing Sandinista guerrilla movement that toppled the Somoza dictatorship in a 1970s revolution. He was in and out of office...
Daniel Ortega has won the Nicaragua presidency in an election …
WEBNov 8, 2021 · Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the elections were a sham.
Biden targets Nicaragua’s gold in new move against ... - NBC News
WEBOct 25, 2022 · The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua, threatening a ban on Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry,...
Nicaragua frees 222 opponents of Ortega, sends them to US | AP News
WEBOrtega upped his pursuit of political opponents in early 2021, looking to clear the field ahead of presidential elections in November of that year. Security forces arrested seven potential presidential contenders and Ortega romped to a fourth consecutive term in elections that the U.S. and other countries termed a farce.
In Nicaragua Election, Ortega Crushes Dissent - The New York Times
WEBNov 7, 2021 · President Daniel Ortega quashed the opposition and struck fear in voters, all but guaranteeing his victory in a presidential contest on Sunday.
Lost hope: Ortega's crackdown in Nicaragua stirs fast-growing …
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Over the past three months, Ortega has arrested 35 opposition leaders, suspended a rival party and withheld newsprint, among other tactics that U.N. officials, the United States and Europe have...
Nicaragua's Ortega sworn in for fourth term as U.S., EU impose ...
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn into office for his fourth consecutive term on Monday, hours after the United States and European Union imposed sanctions on several figures in his ...
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