.... Several of the leading Sandinista revolutionaries who fought alongside Ortega in 1979 have now

Miss Nicaragua in 2017, for vice president.... As expected, the Sandinista party nominated Ortega for

Ortega joins the Sandinistas two years later as a teenager. 1967-Ortega is jailed for seven years

. The Sandinistas first swept to power in 1979 after toppling dictator Anastasio Somoza....

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roughly half the ballots counted, a preliminary tally gave Ortega's Sandinista alliance about 75% of votes

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A judge in Nicaragua sentenced former presidential hopeful and journalist Miguel Mora to 13 years in prison Wednesday for “ conspiracy to undermine national integrity.” Mora was the latest in a series of opposition political figures to be convicted and sentenced after trials lasting a few hours.... Recommended Nicaraguan judge convicts ex-presidential hopeful Mora Nicaragua's congress bans 4 universities and 6 aid groups Nicaragua to start trials of imprisoned political figures Mora’s hopes to

The 70-year-old poet has become one of the most controversial and ubiquitous figures in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the Americas. With Ortega rarely making public appearances, Murillo has become the face of the government.... Neither speaks about why they are seeking re-election. CROSSED PATHSOrtega, born on Nov.... 11, 1945, was raised in a middle-class family that opposed the regime of dictator Anastasio Somoza.In 1963, he dropped out of university and joined the leftist Sandini

They planned their mission for months, communicating through encrypted texts to avoid detection by authorities. The Nicaraguan government had excluded traditional international monitors to scrutinize the presidential election Sunday.... So about 1, 450 volunteers stationed themselves at 563 voting centers across the country to do the job themselves. There was little doubt who would win.... In the run-up to the election, the government of Daniel Ortega, a former guerrilla who has been president