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Daniel Ortega Saavedra: Head of state, Nicaragua

Daniel Ortega Saavedra is the head of state of Nicaragua, listed by the United Nations as “Co-Presidentes de la República de Nicaragua”.

Posts held

• Co-Presidentes de la República de Nicaragua (head of state), Nicaragua. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Daniel Ortega Saavedra sits in the ladder of power

As head of state, Daniel Ortega Saavedra works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Nicaragua (regions, cities).

Above that, Nicaragua is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Nicaragua

• Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Rosario Murillo Zambrana Co-Presidentes de la República de Nicaragua, Nicaragua
• Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker y Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la República de Nicaragua, Nicaragua

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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