U.S. State Department marks 19 years of Murillo-Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua

The U.S. Department of State issued a statement today marking 19 years of the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua. The statement emphasized that this period began following the election of a president in 2006, which was intended to be a five-year democratic term, not a lifetime of an illegitimate dynasty.

The statement criticized the regime for rewriting the constitution and suppressing dissent, asserting that these actions will not diminish the aspirations of Nicaraguans to live free from tyranny. The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs released this information as part of their ongoing monitoring of the situation in Nicaragua.

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