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Nicaragua's Ortega is inaugurated | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega has been sworn in as president after his convincing election victory last year. | |
The one-time revolutionary has said he wants to maintain economic stability and will not impose any radical changes of economic policy. | The one-time revolutionary has said he wants to maintain economic stability and will not impose any radical changes of economic policy. |
He has said he wants to spend more on education and health care and improve conditions for the 80% of the people who live on $2 a day or less. | He has said he wants to spend more on education and health care and improve conditions for the 80% of the people who live on $2 a day or less. |
Mr Ortega ruled Nicaragua for 11 years after the 1979 Sandinista revolution. | |
His guests are a who's who of leftist Latin American leaders who have swept to power in recent years - including Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Ecuador's Rafael Correa. | His guests are a who's who of leftist Latin American leaders who have swept to power in recent years - including Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Ecuador's Rafael Correa. |
Mr Chavez arrived in Nicaragua shortly after being sworn in for his third term in office. | Mr Chavez arrived in Nicaragua shortly after being sworn in for his third term in office. |
Mr Ortega's Sandinistas fought a decade-long civil war with the Contra rebels who were backed by the United States. | Mr Ortega's Sandinistas fought a decade-long civil war with the Contra rebels who were backed by the United States. |
The US has said it will work with Mr Ortega if his government backs democracy. | The US has said it will work with Mr Ortega if his government backs democracy. |