Ortega Saavedra

[ awr-te-gah sah-ah-ve-thrah ]

noun

1. (Jo·sé) Da·niel [haw-, se, dah-, nyel], born 1945, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1985–90.

Example Sentences

But when Mr. Wright discussed concrete proposals with Daniel Ortega Saavedra, the president of Nicaragua, whom the administration distrusted and would not meet, Reagan aides accused him of trying to usurp the role of the executive branch and conduct his own foreign policy.

From New York Times

“I confirm that I was sexually harassed and abused by Daniel Ortega Saavedra, from the age of 11,” she testified at the time.

From Newsweek

Lacayo, who served as Chamorro's campaign director, immediately began shaping the new administration; according to insiders, he picked the President's Cabinet and made the controversial decision to retain Sandinista General Humberto Ortega Saavedra as head of the armed forces.

From Time Magazine Archive

Former President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, who the morning after his defeat proclaimed, "We were born poor, and we'll be satisfied to die poor," had a last-minute change of heart.

From Time Magazine Archive

Former President Daniel Ortega Saavedra's postelection threat last February to "rule from below" is proving effective.

From Time Magazine Archive