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Humberto Ortega
Nicaraguan politician and military leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortega and the second or maternal family name is Saavedra.
General Humberto Ortega Saavedra (born January 10, 1947, in Managua) is a Nicaraguan military leader, Latin American revolutionary strategist, and published writer. He was Minister of Defense between the victory of the Sandinista revolution in 1979 under the National Reconstruction Government, through the first presidency of his brother Daniel Ortega, and through the presidency of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro who defeated Daniel Ortega in the elections of 1990.
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Humberto Ortega | |
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Born | (1947-01-10) January 10, 1947 (age 77) Managua, Nicaragua |
Office | Minister of Defense of Nicaragua |
Political party | FSLN (until 1995) |
Relatives | Daniel Ortega (brother) |
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