His screaming face became one of the iconic images of the widespread July 11 protests in Cuba, making the front pages of newspapers worldwide. The photo, taken by an Agence
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Ortega eliminates another opponent ahead of Nicaragua election
Former Miss Nicaragua Berenice Quezada speaks during her presentation of the presidential formula by the opposition Alianza Ciudadanos por la Libertad (Citizens for Freedom Alliance), in Managua, Nicaragua, 28 July 2021 (Issued 04 August 2021). EPA-EFE FILE/Jorge Torres
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (L) gestures next to his wife and vice-president Rosario Murillo (R) in front of supporters in Managua, Nicaragua, 05 September 2018. EPA-EFE FILE/JORGE TORRES
Former Miss Nicaragua Berenice Quezada smiles during her registration of candidates for the next elections on 07 November, in Managua, Nicaragua, 02 August 2021 (Issued 04 August 2021). EPA-EFE FILE/Jorge Torres
Nicaraguan authorities have detained a presidential candidate as President Daniel Ortega s government continues to eliminate opponents three months out from the election in which the leader will seek his fifth five-year t
Nicaragua charges ex-beauty queen running for election
Berenice Quezada has been disqualified from running as vice president in the upcoming vote. She is the eighth candidate to be arrested since May.
Quezada was the running mate of the opposition presidential candidate Oscar Sobalvarro
Nicaraguan prosecutors charged former beauty queen and opposition candidate for the presidential vote Berenice Quezada with inciting terrorism, the attorney general said Wednesday.
The charges against Quezada relate to her participation in the 2018 anti-government protests, which Ortega s regime had deemed a coup attempt.
She was released pending trial.
Quezada out of the race
Quezada s arrest came just one day after she officially registered herself as the right-wing Citizens for Freedom Alliance (CxL) candidate for vice president.
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