Victor Hugo Tinoco
Nicaraguan former government official and Sandinista guerrilla / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Victor Hugo Tinoco Fonseca (born June 10, 1952) is a Nicaraguan politician and former Sandinista guerilla. He was Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs with the Sandinista National Liberation Front, ambassador to the United Nations and a deputy in the National Assembly. In the late 1990s he grew critical of Daniel Ortega and was expelled from the party in 2005, joining the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) instead and later its successor, the Democratic Renewal Union [es] (Unamos) party. In June 2021, he was part of a wave of arrests of opposition figures, including seven aspiring opposition candidates for president in the 2021 Nicaraguan general election.
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Victor Hugo Tinoco | |
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Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office 1979–1981 | |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1981–1990 | |
National Assembly Deputy | |
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Born | Victor Hugo Tinoco Fonseca (1952-06-10) June 10, 1952 (age 71) León, Nicaragua |
Citizenship | Nicaragua |
Political party | Sandinista National Liberation Front (1973–2005) Sandinista Renovation Movement Democratic Renewal Union |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Nicaragua Central American University |
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