Ruler · 1945 – present

Daniel Ortega

Born 1945, living; revolutionary, politician, writer. President of Nicaragua (Nicaragua), 1985 – 1990 and 2 more terms.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1945; living
In office: 23 years; 3 reigns
Lines: 1; Nicaragua
Left it: lost an election; the ruler's own article

President of Nicaragua

Nicaragua · the 52nd, 56th and 58th of 58 dated reigns · 1854 – 2025

48 before

Anastasio Somoza Debayle1967 – 1972

Anastasio Somoza Debayle1974 – 1979

Francisco Urcuyo1979

Daniel Ortega1985 – 1990

Violeta Chamorro1990 – 1997

Arnoldo Alemán1997 – 2002

Enrique Bolaños2002 – 2007

Daniel Ortega2007 – 2025

Rosario Murillo2025 – …

Daniel Ortega2025 – …

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1985 – 1990 · 5 years · came to it aged 40 · term 1 of 3

Left it: lost an electionread from the ruler's own article

After a presidency marred by conflict and economic collapse, Ortega was defeated in the 1990 general election by Violeta Chamorro.

Reigned 2007 – 2025 · 18 years · came to it aged 62 · term 2 of 3

Came to it: elected
Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

In 2006, Daniel Ortega was elected president with 38% of the vote.

Reigned 2025 – present · in office since 2025 · came to it aged 80 · term 3 of 3

Came to it: the spouse of the ruler before, on record
Ending: still in officenothing on record: the term is open and the state still stands

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