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Nicaragua's Ortega reemerges after absence

Mar 04, 2014, 7:08 AM EST
Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega delivers a speech in Managua on November 4, 2012.
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega appeared in public on Monday after a 10-day absence which had led to rumours about his health. Mr Ortega, 68, greeted newly appointed Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes at the airport in the capital, Managua. Referring to the rumours, he told the cardinal he had "carried out the miracle of resurrecting me because a lot people thought I was dead."
Background:
Nicaragua's Ortega reappears in public after absence [BBC]
Nicaraguan president reappears; promises visit to Venezuela [El Universal]

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