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Line 1: − + − − He came to power in [[Nicaragua]] by overthrowing the Somoza dynasty and enforcing a [[Communist]] regime on the country.<ref>As one of the leading commanders of the Sandinista forces that ousted Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza 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. [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/18/interviews/ortega/ (CNN)] </ref>
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'''Daniel Ortega''' (b. 1945) is the president of [[Nicaragua]].
'''Daniel Ortega''' (b. 1945) came to power in [[Nicaragua]] by overthrowing the Somoza dynasty and enforcing a [[Communist]] regime on the country.<ref>As one of the leading commanders of the Sandinista forces that ousted Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza 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. [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/18/interviews/ortega/ (CNN)] </ref>
The [[Contras]] rose up to defy his dicatatorship 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 dicatatorship and were supported by United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] including covertly diverting funds to their cause that created the [[Iran-Contra affair]].