Ortega Saavedra
Americannoun
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But when Mr. Wright discussed concrete proposals with Daniel Ortega Saavedra, the president of Nicaragua, whom the administration distrusted and would not meet, Reagan aides accused him of trying to usurp the role of the executive branch and conduct his own foreign policy.
From New York Times
Lacayo, who served as Chamorro's campaign director, immediately began shaping the new administration; according to insiders, he picked the President's Cabinet and made the controversial decision to retain Sandinista General Humberto Ortega Saavedra as head of the armed forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
Former President Daniel Ortega Saavedra, who the morning after his defeat proclaimed, "We were born poor, and we'll be satisfied to die poor," had a last-minute change of heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one of his final acts as Nicaragua's President, Daniel Ortega Saavedra demanded that the contras disarm before Chamorro's inauguration this week and suggested that failure to cooperate might jeopardize the peaceful transfer of power.
From Time Magazine Archive
She faced down demands that Defense Minister Humberto Ortega Saavedra, Daniel's brother, keep his post as army commander.
From Time Magazine Archive
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