Ortega and Murillo Regime Aggravates Nicaragua’s Dictatorial Drift

During the 25 days when Daniel Ortega did not appear publicly—and, above all, after his unusual absence in the act of Augusto C. Sandino’s birth on May 18—all sorts of rumors broke out about his state of health. Even about his possible death. It was the first time in 45 years that the autocrat missed one of the most symbolic quotes of Sandinismo, dedicated to his hagiographic figure par excellence. But on the night of May 24, he reappeared, flan…