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Daniel Ortega
Ortega in January 2017
29th and 33rd President of Nicaragua
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 January 2007
Vice President	Jaime Morales Carazo (2007–2012) Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo (2012–2017) Rosario Murillo (2017–present)
Preceded by	Enrique Bolaños
In office 18 July 1979 – 25 April 1990
Vice President	Sergio Ramírez Mercado (1985–1990)
Preceded by	Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Succeeded by	Violeta Chamorro
Coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction
In office 18 July 1979 – 10 January 1985
Preceded by	Francisco Urcuyo (Acting President of Nicaragua)
Succeeded by	Himself (President of Nicaragua)
Personal details
Born	José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (1945-11-11) 11 November 1945 (age 78) La Libertad, Nicaragua
Political party	FSLN
Spouse(s)	Rosario Murillo ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	15
Mother	Lidia Saavedra
Father	Daniel Ortega Cerda
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José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish: [ðaˈnje̞l o̞rˈte̞ɣa]; born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician. He has been President of Nicaragua since 2007.^[1] He also served as President of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990.

In November 2021, Daniel Ortega, was re-elected for a fourth five-year term with 75% of the vote, according to the first partial official results released by the Supreme Electoral Council.

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