Daniel Ortega: from revolutionary to absolute overlord
The 17-year Nicaraguan president is now jailing his election opposition and rivals, many of them fellow ex-Sandinistas, now in their 70s.
Stephen Kinzer was the New York Times bureau chief in Nicaragua from 1983 to 1989 and is the author of “Blood of Brothers: Life and War in Nicaragua.” He is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University.
The 17-year Nicaraguan president is now jailing his election opposition and rivals, many of them fellow ex-Sandinistas, now in their 70s.