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Dictator information
{{Dictator bio
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| name =Daniel Ortega
| birth =November 11, 1945<br/>La Libertad, Nicaragua
| parents =Daniel Ortega Cerda<br/>Lidia Saavedra
| religion =Roman Catholic
| education =Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua
| spouse =Rosario Murillo
| children =Camila Antonia<br/>Maurice Facundo<br/>Juan Carlos<br/>Luciana Catalina<br/>Rafael Antonio
| death = n/a
| deathmanner = n/a
| burial =n/a
| country =[[Nicaragua]]
| military =n/a
| rank =n/a
| polbeliefs =[[Socialism]]<br/>[[Communism]]
| party =Sandinista National Liberation Front
| dictatordate =January 1985-April 1990<br/>January 2007-present
| war =n/a
| deathnumber =n/a
}}
'''Daniel Ortega''' (born 1945) came to power in [[Nicaragua]] by overthrowing the [[Somoza family|Somoza dynasty]] and enforcing a [[Communist]] regime on the country.<ref>As one of the leading commanders of the Sandinista forces that ousted Nicaraguan president [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]] in July 1979, he became head of the ruling junta in the subsequent leftist regime. In disputed elections in November 1984, he was elected president. [https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/18/interviews/ortega/ (CNN)]</ref>
'''Daniel Ortega''' (born 1945) came to power in [[Nicaragua]] by overthrowing the [[Somoza family|Somoza dynasty]] and enforcing a [[Communist]] regime on the country.<ref>As one of the leading commanders of the Sandinista forces that ousted Nicaraguan president [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]] in July 1979, he became head of the ruling junta in the subsequent leftist regime. In disputed elections in November 1984, he was elected president. [https://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/18/interviews/ortega/ (CNN)]</ref>
The [[Contras]] rose up to defy his socialist dictatorship and were supported by United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] including covertly diverting funds to their cause that created the [[Iran-Contra affair]].
The [[Contras]] rose up to defy his socialist dictatorship and were supported by United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] including covertly diverting funds to their cause that created the [[Iran-Contra affair]].