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Hugo Torres Jiménez
Nicaraguan former Sandinista guerrilla and general (1948–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugo Torres Jiménez (25 April 1948 – 12 February 2022) was a Nicaraguan Sandinista guerrilla and military leader. He was a retired Brigadier General in the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. During the Sandinista National Liberation Front effort to overthrow the Somoza family regime. In June 2021 he was part of a wave of arrests of opposition figures by the Daniel Ortega administration.
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Born | Jorge Hugo Torres Jiménez (1948-04-25)25 April 1948 Madriz, Nicaragua |
Died | 12 February 2022(2022-02-12) (aged 73) |
Citizenship | Nicaragua |
Employer | Nicaraguan Armed Forces |
Title | Brigadier General (ret.) |
Political party | Sandinista National Liberation Front Sandinista Renovation Movement Democratic Renewal Union [es] |
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Torres Jiménez died while in prison on 12 February 2022, aged 73.[1]