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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:57 PM

Ortega (Colombia)

Type: City
Name: Ortega (Colombia)
Country: Colombia
Latitude: 3.94
Longitude: -75.230003
population: 6,871
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits
Mexico City; and Managua, Nicaragua - Modern Latin American history books have thick chapters on dictators and strongmen (caudillos) who pillaged government coffers, ruled for their own gain, and ruthlessly stamped out all opposition.When countries moved ... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/26/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Editorial: Knowing when to leave in Latin America
As Latin America's military dictatorships fell one by one in the late 20th century, incipient democracies across the region sought to stamp out caudillo caudillo culture with constitutions that limited their newly elected leaders to one term in office. ... [Los Angeles Times - 10/26/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 1 Documents (in Corporate Deals)
DirecTV Group Inc - Click to view 360-page
DirecTV Group Inc
studies ETB stake acquisition
Mobile Operator Millicom International Cellular, which operates in Colombia under the brand name Tigo, is evaluating whether to bid for a controlling stake in ETB, said Gloria Ortega, president of Tigo Colombia in an interview with local newspaper La ... [Telecom.paper - 10/27/2009]
First Reported 10/27/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Knowing When To Leave In Latin America
Los Angeles Times As Latin America's military dictatorships fell one by one in the late 20th century, incipient democracies across the region sought to stamp out caudillo caudillo culture with constitutions that limited their newly elected leaders to ... [Inside Costa Rica - 10/27/2009]
First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Nicaraguan Leader's Allies Protest at US Embassy
The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.The vote in the National Assembly's controlling commission went ... [ABC News - 10/30/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Daniel Ortega - Click to view image in its original context
Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua court allows Ortega to seek new term in 2011
Leftist Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and vow to fight it.The constitutional commission of the supreme court yesterday overturned a ban on consecutive ... [Global Exchange - 11/01/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Latin American leaders seek to extend terms
Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.Now a new wave of populist presidents is trying to do away with those limits, arguing they impede ... [3 News - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 07/20/2009 - Updated 07/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Nicaraguan leader seeks referendum for reelection
MANAGUA (AFP) Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega announced Sunday, on the 30th anniversary of the leftist Sandinista revolution he led, that he would seek a referendum to change the constitution to allow him to seek reelection.Following in the footsteps ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 07/20/2009]
First Reported 08/29/2009 - Updated 08/29/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Venezuela accuses protesters of attempting 'rebellion'
CARACAS (AFP) Venezuela's top prosecutor said Saturday that recent street protests were legally tantamount to 'rebellion' against President Hugo Chavez's government and that demonstrators will now be charged.The dramatic move by Attorney General Luisa ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 08/29/2009]
First Reported 10/20/2009 - Updated 10/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Nicaragua court allows Ortega to seek new term in 2011
Only members of president's Sandinista party took part in ruling by heavily politicised court Leftist Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and vow to ... [Guardian Unlimited - 10/20/2009]

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That is the fear in Nicaragua, where opponents of Ortega are promising rebellion should he stand for reelection. "If they want to install a dictatorship here, it won't be the first time that the Nicaraguan people will have to overthrow a dictator through armed struggle" says opposition lawmaker Carlos Gadea
Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
...Ortega also revealed Tigo is in talks with satellite pay-TV provider DirecTV, to launch bundled services on the local market. "DirecTV has something that perhaps interests the customer (not us) and Tigo has something that may also interest the user: hence partnerships spring up, or what I like to call shared opportunities" , said Ortega
studies ETB stake acquisition [Telecom.paper - 10/27/2009]
...General Luisa Ortega capped a week of huge street protests, mostly directed against a new education law that critics say is politically charged. "People who disturb order and the peace to create instability of institutions, to destabilize the government, or attack the democratic system, we are going to charge and try them" Ortega said in a statement, referring to the government of leftist-populist Chavez
Venezuela accuses protesters of attempting 'rebellion' [AFP via Yahoo! - 08/29/2009]

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Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject ... [Christian Science Monitor - 11/19/2009]
Latin American leaders seek to extend terms [3 News - 11/03/2009]
Nicaragua court allows Ortega to seek new term ... [Global Exchange - 11/01/2009]
'Xtrme City' about Mumbai mafia, families, roma... [Topnews.in - 10/31/2009]
Nicaraguan Leader's Allies Protest at US Embassy [ABC News - 10/30/2009]
Knowing When To Leave In Latin America [Inside Costa Rica - 10/27/2009]
studies ETB stake acquisition [Telecom.paper - 10/27/2009]
Editorial: Knowing when to leave in Latin America [Los Angeles Times - 10/26/2009]
Nicaragua court allows Ortega to seek new term ... [Guardian Unlimited - 10/20/2009]
Latin America's media wars , Ivan Briscoe [open Democracy News Analysis - - 10/12/2009]
Venezuela accuses protesters of attempting 'reb... [AFP via Yahoo! - 08/29/2009]
Honduras: time to choose, Adam Isacson [open Democracy News Analysis - - 07/27/2009]
Nicaraguan leader seeks referendum for reelection [AFP via Yahoo! - 07/20/2009]
Rising Militarism: US-Latin American Relations [Palestine Chronicle - Headlines - 05/14/2009]
The Americas and Washington: an era ends , Ivan... [open Democracy News Analysis - - 04/15/2009]
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Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chávez, Manuel Zelaya, [more]
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Millicom, DirecTV Group Inc, Millicom International Cellular SA, [more]
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Sandinista National Liberation Front ..., Inter-American Dialogue, Liberal Party (BR), [more]
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Referendum, Accusations, Military/Armed Forces, [more]
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Caracas, Bogota, Managua, [more]
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Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, [more]
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Democratization, Elections, Human Rights, [more]
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Telecom, IT
AFP via Yahoo!, Telecom.paper, 3 News, [more]
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Colombia: The Extraordinary UNASUR Meeting in B... [Global Voices Online - 09/02/2009]
On Friday, August 28, 2009, an extraordinary meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) was held in Bariloche, Argentina, primarily to discuss the use ...
“Freedom of expression must be limited” [Harry's Place - 07/31/2009]
Hugo Chavez’s Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega Díaz (is she a member of Venezuela’s light-skinned blond elite?) has introduced a “Special Media Crimes Bill” in ...
US Military Bases in Colombia and Regional Affairs [PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts - 07/23/2009]
Via the NYT: Increased U.S. Military Presence in Colombia Could Pose Problems With Neighbors A plan to increase the American military presence on at least three ...
Ecuador: Heading to the Polls Yet Again [Global Voices Online - 03/30/2009]
In less than a month, approximately 10.5 million Ecuadorians will head to the polls yet again. After approval of the new Constitution last September, elections to ...
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