Q24N — After speculation arose that dictator Daniel Ortega was supposedly bedridden and the event to deliver Chinese buses was canceled, co-dictator (Ortega’s wife) Rosario Murillo announced that they will leave the El Carmen bunker next Saturday, May 24, to deliver this new batch of vehicles to transporters.
Murillo made the announcement in her speech on Tuesday (May 20), following speculation that the event honoring the 130th anniversary of Augusto C. Sandino’s birth, which was scheduled to be held on Monday, May 19, was canceled at the last minute.
On that occasion, the Chinese buses were also scheduled to be delivered.
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The Announcement
Murillo said there will be two events on Saturday: one in Chinandega to celebrate Commander Germán Pomares Ordóñez, and another in Managua on Avenida Bolívar to celebrate Chávez, where the “co-presidents” will be present. “We will be commemorating and celebrating this Saturday afternoon, the 24th,” the co-dictator stated.
“We will be marching throughout the country and, at the same time, we will also distribute hundreds of thousands of membership cards from the victory units of the People’s President of the Sandinista National Liberation Front,” she added.
On Friday, May 16, Murillo announced more than 41,000 activities to commemorate the birthday of General Augusto C. Sandino, including the “main event,” which she and Ortega have presided over every year.
Rumors about Ortega’s poor health emerged on Thursday, May 22. As reported by La Prensa, the recent congratulatory message sent by Rosario Murillo to Margarita Simonián, editor-in-chief of Russia Today (RT) and the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, has sparked speculation in Nicaragua due to the absence of the signature of dictator Daniel Ortega, who traditionally co-signs these types of official communications.
In the message, published on May 22, 2025, by the official media outlet El 19 Digital, Murillo expresses her joy at the recognition granted to Simonián with the Order of Merit to the Fatherland by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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This omission has sparked rumors on social media about Ortega’s health, fueling speculation about a possible illness or even death.
This isn’t the first time these types of rumors have arisen; in the past, Ortega’s prolonged absence from public events has generated similar concerns.
What’s striking about this letter with a single signature is that a letter of condolences for the death of former Uruguayan President José Mujica, on May 13 and a message of solidarity with the Vietnamese government following the death of Vice President Tran Duc Luong on May 22, did bear the signatures of both dictators.
The absence of Ortega’s signature on the recent message marks a notable difference from the dictatorship’s usual practice since Murillo assumed the position of “co-president.”
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So far, there has been no official statement clarifying the reason for this omission, which has contributed to the proliferation of conjecture in the public sphere.
Translated and adapted from reports by Nicaragua Investiga and La Prensa
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