Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Daniel Ortega

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Last updated on November 8, 2024.

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra is a Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously, he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as coordinator of the Junta of National Reconstruction (1979–1985) and then as President of Nicaragua (1985–1990). After the retirement of Fidel Castro in 2008, Ortega is one of the longest-serving non-royal rulers in the world and the longest serving non-royal leader in the Americas.

Nicaraguan - Statesman | Born: November 11, 1945

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The people of Nicaragua were suffering oppression. This made us develop an awareness which eventually led us to commit ourselves to the struggle against the domination of the capitalists of our country in collusion with the U.S. government, i.e. imperialism.

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Of course, the kind of support that Cuba could give us was very limited when it came to building up our army, since they didn't manufacture armaments in the quantities that we required. So we turned to Algeria and the Soviet Union for support.

Daniel Ortega

Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.

Daniel Ortega

Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country.

Daniel Ortega

Legalisation doesn't make sense.

Daniel Ortega

If we do not cling to riches, selfishness or greed - then I believe we are getting closer to God.

Daniel Ortega

My idol was Sandino, and also Christ. I was brought up a Christian, but I regarded Christ as a rebel, a revolutionary.

Daniel Ortega

We are close to God when we are close to people. If we think of God as something in favor of the betterment of human beings, and if we act in a way that brings about that betterment-if we do not cling to riches, selfishness, or greed-then I believe we are getting closer to God.

Daniel Ortega

Rambo only exists in the movies.

Daniel Ortega

One has to bear in mind that during my childhood and adolescence, I suffered the repression of the Somoza dictatorship in every way: economically, socially, as well as at the hands of the police -- because if we went out on the street to play baseball, for example, the police would come and beat us up and put us in prison.

Daniel Ortega

Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a military invasion: remember, President Reagan, Rambo only exists in the movies.

Daniel Ortega

Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Daniel Ortega

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