US EditionHumberto Ortega, Nicaragua’s ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77
- Humberto Ortega, a Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter and former Sandinista defense minister, died at age 77, as announced by Nicaragua's army on Monday.
- He criticized his brother President Daniel Ortega's repressive actions, despite being ill and under house arrest before his demise.
- In May, local media reported police surrounded his home during an interview where he discussed his relationship with his brother.
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Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, has died at age 77, Nicaragua’s army announced Monday. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the country’s defense minister after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979. Later in life, Humberto Ortega publicly criticized some actions of h…
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sfdailyrecord.comHumberto Ortega, Former Miliary Chief in Nicaragua, Dies at 77
Humberto Ortega Saavedra, the former chief of the armed forces of Nicaragua and younger brother of the current president, who publicly questioned his sibling’s “dictatorial” rule only to wind up under house arrest, died on Monday, the Nicaraguan government announced. He was 77. Mr. Ortega had been in ill health for several months with severe heart problems, the Nicaraguan military said in a statement. He died at a military hospital in the countr…
General Humberto Ortega, former Defense Minister, and brother and critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, died Monday in a military hospital in Managua due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the Nicaraguan Army reported. “Patient Humberto Ortega Saavedra, 77 years old, had cardiorespiratory arrest, and after treating him with cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers, he did not get out of this condition, declaring himself dead at 02:30am,” the Ar…
Since May, the brother of the President of Nicaragua was in the care of a “Specialized Health Care Unit” in his home.
Retired General Humberto Ortega, brother of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and a critic of his regime, died this Monday, one day after a “sudden deterioration” of his health was announced. The former head of the Army and former military strategist of Sandinismo was under house arrest after criticism of his brother. Ortega, 77, had a cardio-respiratory arrest at 1:55 on Monday morning and after being treated without success, he was declared d…
A fighting companion of Daniel Ortega who became head of the army after the victory of the Sandinistas, he had subsequently had a tumultuous relationship with his brother, who became the strong man of Nicaragua. He died on September 30 at the age of 77.
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