Daniel Ortega
Jan 29 2007, Pooja

Daniel Ortega who won the Presidential elections of Nicaragua last year is considered as the most important figure in the nation’s political scenario. However, critics are of the view that his wife Rosario Murillo holds an imminent position in the former.

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