Daniel Ortega led a leftist revolution against dictatorship in the 1970s. Decades later, he has become the very thing he once opposed. With his wife by his side, he’s created a dynastic regime marked ...

The leader praised China and Russia on the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution, in a ceremony that lacked any ...

How Daniel Ortega tossed democracy aside to maintain power in Nicaragua 13:38. Last November, a country with a long, complicated history with the U.S. held its presidential election.

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega has tightened his grip on power by making dozens of arrests of political opponents, journalists and protesters. Sunday, 60 Minutes speaks to the wives of two ...

Little seems to have changed in this small rural village in the past two decades: women are down by the river doing their washing, cattle are roami ...

Nicaragua’s upcoming election on November 7 is expected to hold no surprises, after strongman president Daniel Ortega spent most of the year tightening his grip on the country.. With seven ...

A U.N.-backed panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government, led by Socialist President Daniel Ortega, of human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity." ...

Daniel Ortega campaigns to become the United States’ least-favorite Latin American leader. By Christopher Beam. April 20, 2009 6:52 PM. Daniel Ortega. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

When Daniel Ortega lost Nicaragua's presidential election to Violeta Chamorro in 1990, the defeat left a deep mark on the leftist leader. Battling 16 years to regain the presidency, his opponents ...

Ortega wins with 75% of early tally after suppressing opponents EU says regime is autocratic, U.S. threatens sanctions Russia, Cuba, Venezuela back result SAN JOSE, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Nicaragua's ...