Daniel Ortega Biography

Daniel Ortega biography

Quick Facts

NAME: José Daniel Ortega Saavedra
OCCUPATION: Military Leader, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: November 11, 1945 (Age: 66)
EDUCATION: Central American University
PLACE OF BIRTH: La Libertad, Nicaragua

ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio

more about Daniel

Best Known For

Daniel Ortega was a Nicaraguan guerrilla leader and Sandinista. He was elected president of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990 and again from January 2007.

Print Cite This

Daniel Ortega

APA Style

Daniel Ortega. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 06:06, May 21, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192

Harvard Style

Daniel Ortega [Internet]. 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192, May 21

MLA Style

" Daniel Ortega." 2012. Biography.com 21 May 2012, 06:06 http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192

MHRA Style

' Daniel Ortega', Biography.com,(2012) http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192 [accessed May 21, 2012]

Chicago Style

" Daniel Ortega," Biography.com, http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192 (accessed May 21, 2012).

CBE/CSE Style

Daniel Ortega [Internet]. Biography.com; 2012 [cited 2012 May 21]. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192.

Bluebook Style

Daniel Ortega, http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192 (last visited May 21, 2012).

AMA Style

Daniel Ortega, http://www.biography.com/people/daniel-ortega-40192 (last visited May 21, 2012).

Profile

Daniel Ortega was born on November 11th, 1945 in La Libertad, Nicaragua. He was a guerrilla leader and member of the Sandinista junta that took power in 1979. He was elected president of Nicaragua from 1984 to 1990 and again from January 2007. Ortega recently had the Nicaraguan Supreme Court lift the constitutional ban on consecutive reelection, allowing him to run in the 2011 election.