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Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Sandinista guerrilla leader and opposition politician Hugo Torres has died in prison at the age of 73, relatives said Saturday. Torres was the first of a large group of…

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Sandinista guerrilla leader and opposition politician Hugo Torres has died in prison at the age of 73, relatives said Saturday. Torres was the first of a large group of…

  2. Voice of America

    Hugo Torres, Former Nicaragua Rebel Leader Ortega Jailed, Dies (opens Voice of America)

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    Former Sandinista guerrilla leader, opposition politician was 73

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Nicaragua: Ex-rebel leader dies after being jailed by Ortega | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Hugo Torres, who once helped spring President Daniel Ortega from prison, has died at age 73. He was one of several opposition leaders arrested by Ortega's government ahead of elections last year.

  4. France 24

    Nicaragua dissident jailed under Ortega dies in detention (opens France 24)

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    Former guerrilla Hugo Torres Jimenez, one of 46 opposition figures jailed since last year by the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega, died on Saturday, his family said in a statement.

  5. The Guardian

    Former Nicaragua guerrilla who helped free Daniel Ortega dies in jail (opens The Guardian)

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    Hugo Torres, 73, was among 46 opposition figures jailed by Ortega last year to clear way for his re-election

  6. High Point Enterprise

    Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader Ortega jailed, dies (opens High Point Enterprise)

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Sandinista guerrilla leader and opposition politician Hugo Torres has died in prison at the age of 73, relatives said Saturday.

  7. The Hill

    Nicaraguan opposition leader who was jailed by president dead at age 73 (opens The Hill)

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    Nicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres, who was imprisoned eight months ago by the country's government under President Daniel Ortega, has died at the age of 73, his family said on Saturday, according to

  8. The Columbian

    Hugo Torres, Nicaragua ex-rebel leader jailed by Ortega government, dies at 73 (opens The Columbian)

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    MEXICO CITY — A former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel and now President Daniel Ortega from prison has died, his family announced Saturday, eight months aft

  9. NBC News

    Hugo Torres, former Nicaragua guerrilla leader jailed by president, dies at 73 (opens NBC News)

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    Torres was a leading commander of the 1970s Sandinista revolution who broke with now-President Daniel Ortega to found the Sandinista Renovation Movement.

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