Daniel Ortega - Wikipedia
As a leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Spanish: Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN) Ortega became leader of the ruling Junta of National Reconstruction. A Marxist–Leninist, Ortega pursued a program of nationalization, land reform, wealth redistribution, and literacy programs during his first period in office.
Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting ...
Sep 4, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It’s a practice that’s already carried out but will now have legal foundation.
Daniel Ortega sworn in for 4th straight term as Nicaragua’s leader
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.
Nicaragua’s constitutional reform escalates repression | Miami …
Nov 22, 2024 · Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega has drafted a constitutional reform that may make his country the most repressive regime in the Americas — even worse than Venezuela and Cuba. It’s going to...
Nicaragua sentences student leader, ex-Sandinista commander
Feb 11, 2022 · Nicaragua’s National Assembly, controlled by President Daniel Ortega, outlawed four private universities on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Among the schools whose legal standing the assembly canceled was the UPOLI, which was a hotbed of antigovernment protests in 2018.
Nicaragua's constitutional reform passes initial debate
Nov 23, 2024 · San José, Nov 22 (EFE).- Nicaragua’s National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved a constitutional reform that redefines the state as “revolutionary” and gives President Daniel Ortega...
Nicaraguan lawmakers approve reform expanding Ortega’s power
Nov 22, 2024 · The Nicaraguan parliament, dominated by the ruling Sandinista Front, on Friday approved a constitutional reform that hands more power to President Daniel Ortega as well as the Central American...
Nicaragua OKs reform to boost powers of president, wife
Nov 22, 2024 · San José (AFP) – Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers Friday approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the...
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega makes grab to consolidate …
Nov 21, 2024 · Nicaragua's regime announced dozens of constitutional amendments yesterday that include extending President Daniel Ortega's term without elections. Why it matters: Observers say the changes could sound the death knell for the nation's democracy, after years of the regime increasingly cracking down on any perceived opposition.
Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting ...
Sep 3, 2024 · Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in absentia and seize the assets of the condemned. It's a...