<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Rosario Murillo (1979--present) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <P> José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Spanish pronunciation: (daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa); born November 11, 1945) is a Nicaraguan 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 (1985--1990). A leader in the Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, FSLN), his policies in government have seen the implementation of leftist reforms across Nicaragua . </P> <P> Born into a working - class family, from an early age Ortega opposed ruling President Anastasio Somoza Debayle, widely recognized as a dictator, and became involved in the underground movement against his regime . Joining the Sandinistas as a student in 1963, Ortega's urban resistance activities led to his arrest in 1967 . After his release in 1974, he also travelled to Cuba to receive training in guerilla warfare from Fidel Castro's Marxist--Leninist government . He played a crucial role in forming the Insurrectionist faction, which united the FSLN and sparked the mass uprisings of 1978 - 1979 . After the Nicaraguan Revolution resulted in the overthrow and exile of Somoza's government, Ortega became leader of the ruling multipartisan Junta of National Reconstruction . In 1984, Ortega, the FSLN candidate, won Nicaragua's free presidential election with over 60 percent of the vote . A Marxist--Leninist, his first period in office was characterized by a controversial program of nationalization, land reform, wealth redistribution and literacy programs . </P>

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