Salvador Ortega
Salvador Ortega | |
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 Ortega in 2002 | |
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In office 1st January 2000 – 1st January 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Floyd Manuel Peréz |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Muñoz |
| Prime Minister | Jesús Gisbert |
| Secretary of Defense | |
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In office 1st January 1992 – 1st January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Pozo |
| Succeeded by | Cristobal Mederno |
| Chief of Staff of the Berriman Army | |
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In office 1st January 1988 – 1st January 1992 | |
| President | Floyd Manuel Perez |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Villareal |
| Mayor of Miraña | |
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In office 1st January 1978 – 1st October 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Monréal |
| Succeeded by | Emilia Agramonté |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 3, 1929 Miraña, Berima |
| Died |
March 18, 2011 (aged 81) Cibia, Berima |
| Nationality | Berriman |
| Political party |
 Communist Party of Berima (1978-1988)  APSD (1988-2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Rachael Nuñés |
| Children | Ricardo, Jesus, Maria |
| Alma mater |
Georgetown University King's College |
| Profession | Politician, military commander, author |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Signature |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Berima |
| Branch/service | Berriman People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1949 - 1974 |
| Rank | Commander |
Salvador Ortega Dominguez (3 November 1929 - 18 March 2011) was a Berriman politician, military commander and author who served as the 2nd President of Berima between 2000 and 2004. Following the immensely successful presidency of APSD founder Floyd Manuel Peréz, Ortega's presidency is seen as somewhat of a disappointment in comparison, with Ortega refusing to run for a second term following his first four years in the office. Ortega's presidency was marked by high spending on defense and domestic security in the wake of 9/11 and a crackdown on the drug industry in Berima, leading to an influx of nonviolent offender prisoners in the early 2000's.
Ortega was born in Miraña, CBR in 1929 to Ubaldo Ortega, a general in the Berriman navy and schoolteacher Sylvia Ortega. Ortega joined the army in 1949 and was eventually promoted to the rank of commander before being honorably discharged in 1974. Considered one of the most infleuntial men in Miraña, Ortega successfully ran for mayor of the city in 1978, retaining the position for nine years. Following the collapse of communism and the Berriman government he was appointed as the first Chief of Staff of the Berriman army by Floyd Manuel Peréz before being promoted to Secretary of Defense from 1992 to 2000. After Peréz announced his intention to not run for reelection in 2000 Ortega entered a bid for the presidency, winning the nomination over future president Ignacio Muñoz and beating PCC candidate Gerardo Hecheverria.