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Caribbean & Central America - October 2025
NICARAGUA: Purge of Sandinista veterans continues
In mid-August, retired general Álvaro Baltodano, a former Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) guerrilla, was formally accused of money laundering by Nicaragua’s authoritarian FSLN government led by co-presidents Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo. This followed accusations of treason for which he had already been arrested in May. Baltodano is one of various former Ortega allies to be targeted of late by the FSLN government which has been carrying out a brutal crackdown on dissent since April 2018. This comes amid speculation that Murillo, who has cemented her power with the promotion of her position from first lady to co-president under recent constitutional changes [SSR-25-01], is preparing to take over from her 79-year-old husband, who reportedly suffers from lupus and chronic kidney issues.
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