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Ortega

British  
/ ɔːˈteɪɡə /

noun

  1. Daniel, full surname Ortega Saavedra. born 1945, Nicaraguan politician and former resistance leader; president of Nicaragua (1985–90) and from 2007

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Calixto Ortega, a former head of the country's central bank, was previously posted as a diplomat to Houston, the city at the center of the US oil refining industry.

From Barron's

Late Monday she announced Saab's replacement as Calixto Ortega, a former Venezuelan central bank president and ex-diplomat once posted to Houston -- the Texas city at the center of the US oil refining industry.

From Barron's

German Stefan Ortega is more likely to go as he is now effectively fourth choice goalkeeper, but it remains to be seen whether a deal can be agreed with any club.

From BBC

Ortega screened video footage to the jury that proved his client’s version of what happened and easily caught federal agents contradicting each other and their own field reports.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal Public Defender Cuauhtemoc Ortega and Deputy Federal Public Defender Gabriela Rivera, who represented Parias, said in a statement that they were “pleased that the court dismissed the charges against their client.”

From Los Angeles Times