Friday, April 10, 2020

Where Is Nicaraguan President Ortega?

A man, wearing a face mask for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks by a mural depicting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in Managua, Nicaragua March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

Reuters: Nicaraguan president missing in action for nearly one month and counting

MANAGUA (Reuters) - During Nicaragua’s devastating civil war in the 1980s, youthful revolutionary Daniel Ortega toured every town in the Central American nation, clad in his green Sandinista uniform.

Now in his second stint as president, the 74-year-old leftist leader has disappeared from public view for nearly a month, raising questions about his health and whereabouts as the world reels from the spread of the coronavirus.

As in 2014, another time he dropped off the map, his absence has even prompted speculation he may have died.

The government did not respond to a request for comment on the reasons for Ortega’s absence, his health or whether he is alive.

However, a government official close to Ortega said he was alive, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Read more ....

More News On Nicaragua And The Spread Of Covid-19

President nowhere to be seen as Nicaragua shuns coronavirus curbs -- The Guardian
Fears of coronavirus spread as Nicaragua ignores warnings -- AP
Coronavirus spreads through Nicaragua as Government thwarts measures to contain it -- 9News

No comments: