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Daniel Ortega

1945 - Today

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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; Spanish: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician who has been the co-president of Nicaragua since 18 February 2025, alongside his wife Rosario Murillo. He was the president of Nicaragua from 1985 to 1990 and from 2007 to 2025. He previously led Nicaragua as the first coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction from 1979 to 1985. Ortega leads an authoritarian government, and has been regularly described as a dictator by his critics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel Ortega is the 857th most popular politician (down from 741st in 2019), the most popular biography from Nicaragua and the most popular Nicaraguan Politician.

Daniel Ortega is most famous for being the president of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990 and from 2006 to the present. He was also the leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) from 1979 to 1990.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Daniel Ortega ranks 857 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahmose I, Epaminondas, Atia, Mary Simon, Valens, and Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Zeno, John Quincy Adams, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Martti Ahtisaari, and Demetrius I of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Daniel Ortega ranks 19. Before him are Tom Selleck, Eric Clapton, Jupp Heynckes, Eddy Merckx, Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Wim Wenders. After him are Yoshinori Ohsumi, Patrick Modiano, Helen Mirren, Björn Ulvaeus, Hasan Akhund, and Golden State Killer.

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In Nicaragua

Among people born in Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega ranks 1 out of 34. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925), Augusto César Sandino (1895), Anastasio Somoza García (1896), Violeta Chamorro (1929), Rubén Darío (1867), Ernesto Cardenal (1925), Enrique Bolaños (1928), Barbara Carrera (1945), Leopoldo Brenes (1949), Luis Somoza Debayle (1922), and Arnoldo Alemán (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nicaragua

Among politicians born in Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega ranks 1. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925), Anastasio Somoza García (1896), Violeta Chamorro (1929), Ernesto Cardenal (1925), Enrique Bolaños (1928), Luis Somoza Debayle (1922), Arnoldo Alemán (1946), José Santos Zelaya (1853), Emiliano Chamorro Vargas (1871), Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874), and Edén Pastora (1936).

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