Ortega y Ortega
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra is a Nicaraguan politician who has been the co-president of Nicaragua since 18 February 2025, alongside his wife Rosario Murillo. He was the president of Nicaragua from 1985 to 1990 and from 2007 to 2025. He previously led Nicaragua as the first coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction from 1979 to 1985. Ortega has been described as an authoritarian leader and has invited comparisons to Anastasio Somoza. Media and politicians in the international community have referred to him as a dictator.