Daniel Ortega: photo, biography

Daniel Ortega, whose biography is described in this article, is an active political Nicaraguan figure. He is one of the most famous leaders of the Sandinista Revolution, which occurred in 1979 in Nicaragua. As a result, the coup d'état was very successful, and Daniel led the country. Ortega was president of Nicaragua from the eighty-fifth to the ninetieth year of the 20th century. And from 2006 to the present time, he again holds this honorable post.

Family, private life

Daniel Ortega, whose photo is presented in our review, was born on the eleventh of November 1945 in the city of La Libertad. He came from an intelligent family. Ortega Began to live in a civil marriage with the poetess Rosario Murillo from the seventy-eighth year. She had three children from her previous marriage.

During their life together, eight more children were born. As a result, the whole family became eleven children (together with the children of Rosary). Daniel married on it officially only in 2005. For some time the woman was the Minister of Culture of Nicaragua.

Education

Ortega graduated from high school and then entered the faculty of law. He studied at a very prestigious and famous Central American University, which is located in Managua (the capital of Nicaragua).

Young years

In the sixtieth year at the age of 15 Daniel Ortega began to engage in revolutionary activities. For this reason, he was first arrested by the secret police of Luis Somoza. And in the sixty-second year, Daniel joined the Sandinista National Movement.

Revolution

At sixty-three Ortega was arrested in Guatemala, and he was deported to his homeland, in Nicaragua. In the sixty-fifth year, Daniel entered the leadership of SFNO. From 1966 to 1967, he was commander of the Central Front of the National Movement. In addition, he took part in the terrorist act committed in the sixty-seventh year.

After this crime Ortega was arrested and was in prison until the end of the seventy-fourth year. Then he was released simultaneously with some other prisoners. They were exchanged for hostages, which captured the guerrillas. Daniel went to Cuba. There, for several months, he passed good guerrilla training. Then he returned to Nicaragua and became head of the armed struggle in some parts of the country against then-president Somoza. In the seventy-ninth year, Daniel became a member of the Renaissance government.

After the overthrow of Somoza

After the successful completion of the Ortega revolution, Daniel headed the Government junta. She began to build socialism in Nicaragua in the eightieth year. From the USSR, Daniel was allocated 50 tanks, 250 advisors and 125 million dollars. The Soviet Union also provided him with diplomatic support.

In the eighty-first year, Ortega became the coordinator of the SFNO leadership. And in the eighty-second in Nicaragua the guerrillas became more active, and the government of Daniel introduced a state of emergency. It operated in the country until the end of the eighty-ninth year.

Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua

In the eighty-fourth year, Ortega was elected president of Nicaragua. But officially he took office only early next year. In 1987, serious economic problems arose in the country. As a result, most social programs were curtailed. In the eighty-ninth year, aid from the USSR ceased, and the government of Nicaragua began to look for other ways to end the long civil war.

Displacement from the post of president

As a result, demographic reforms were carried out, and new parliamentary and presidential elections were appointed. In the nineties, Chamorra won the election, receiving 55% of the vote, and Ortega - only forty percent. After a couple of months, Daniel had to cede the post of president of Nicaragua.

Subsequently, he ran two more ballots, but each time he lost to the right forces in the elections.

Ortega again becomes president of Nicaragua

Secondary received the post "President of Nicaragua" Daniel Ortega only in 2006. He won the election, having only thirty-eight percent of the vote. But his rivals got even less. Eduardo Montelegre - 29%, and Jose Riso - 26.2%.

Meetings of Ortega with the leadership of the Soviet Union and Russia

Several times visited Russia Daniel Ortega. The first meeting with Brezhnev Took place in the early eighties. Both sides condemned military conflicts with partisans and threats of weapons. Daniel fully supported the cessation of the arms race, so that peace could be restored and people were safe.

In 2008 Ortega met with Dmitry Medvedev in the Kremlin. Daniel openly supported the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. A few days after the meeting of the presidents, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this. At that time, Ortega became the second leader after Medvedev, who officially recognized the independence of these countries.

In 2008, Daniel again visited Russia and again met with Medvedev. During the meeting, the presidents of both countries signed agreements on cooperation in the space field, development and use of the GLONASS system, agriculture, energy, science and innovation.

The London magazine The Economist noted that Ortega's rule becomes more authoritarian every year. The party of Daniel began cooperation with former supporters of the dictatorship of Somoza. One of them is Arnoldo Alemann.

Scandals around the name of Ortega

Like all prominent politicians, Ortega has repeatedly appeared in the center of scandals. He had his enemies who wanted power.

For example, in the ninety-eighth year, Daniel Ortega was in the center of a sexual scandal. His stepdaughter, Narvaez Muriyo, submitted to the Nicaraguan Commission a whole petition on forty-seven pages. It was detailed, to the smallest detail, described the sexual and psychological abuse of Daniel Ortega over her from childhood. She claimed that her stepfather had committed all these actions since she was an eleven-year-old girl. And he continued to abuse for another twenty years. The wife and children of Ortega refuted these charges. According to some sources, this lie about the rapes and mockeries was financed by Daniel's opponents, who desired his resignation from the post of head of state.

And this is not the only scandal that pursued Ortega during his lifetime. He was charged with deportation of Mosquito Indians, accompanied by torture and executions. Mentioned were the names of his comrades-in-arms, who were also accused of numerous sins.

Ortega was accused of civil war, which took place in the country for several years. It killed about thirty thousand people. In addition, Ortega was charged with the Nicaraguan Commission in crimes against humanity.

The Personality of Ortega

Daniel Ortega has been very fond of reading since childhood. He was always interested in theatrical performances and history. The character of Daniel is a little adventurous. Ortega is always ready to compromise. He knows how to admit mistakes, to be responsible for his words and actions. Daniel went through a difficult life, he knew the hardships, prisons, but he kept a thirst for life. Ortega was recently baptized, he is now a Christian. He even publicly apologized to the church for his oppression during the Sandinista regime.

Ortega Awards

During his life Ortega was awarded several orders:

• The Great Cross of the Sun (Peru);
• José Martí (Cuba);
• Watsamonga (South Ossetia);
• Honor and glory (Abkhazia).