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Rosario Maria Murillo De Ortega

Disqualified · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameMURILLO DE ORTEGA, Rosario Maria · Rosario MURILLO Zambrana de Ortega · Rosario Maria Murillo De Ortega · Rosario Maria Murillo Zambrana · Rosario María MURILLO DE ORTEGA · 13 more...[sources]
Other nameRosario Maria Murillo de Ortega · Rosario María Murillo Zambrana · Rosario María Murillo de Ortega · Rosario Murillo Zambrana · compañera Rosario · 3 more...[sources]
Weak aliasMurillo · ロサリオ・ムリージョ・サンブラナ · 罗萨里奥·穆里略[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthMANAGUA, NICARAGUA · Managua · Managua Nicaragua · Managua : NICARAGUA · Managua, Nicaragua[sources]
Genderfemale[sources]
NationalityNicaragua[sources]
CountryNicaragua[sources]
CitizenshipNicaragua[sources]
ClassificationNational government (current)[sources]
Country of birthNicaragua[sources]
First nameMaría · ROSARIO MARIA · Rosario · Rosario María[sources]
ID NumberA00000106[sources]
Last nameMurillo · Murillo Zambrana · Murillo de Ortega · Zambrana[sources]
Middle nameMaria[sources]
Passport numberA00000106[sources]
Second nameMaria[sources]
TitleExcelentísima Señora[sources]
Wikidata IDQ3034382[sources]
PositionChief Spokesperson for the Government of Nicaragua · Co-President of the Republic of Nicaragua · Coprésidente de la République du Nicaragua (depuis février 2025, précédemment vice-présidente, depuis 2017) · Coprésidente de la République du Nicaragua (depuis février 2025, précédemment vice-présidente, depuis 2017). · First Lady of the Nation · 6 more...[sources]
EducationNational Autonomous University of Nicaragua[sources]
Religionesotericism[sources]
AddressEl Carmen, Managua · El Carmen, Managua, Nicaragua · MANAGUA, NIC · Managua · Managua, Nicaragua[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · 2 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Co-President of Nicaragua since February 2025, First Lady of Nicaragua and a leader of the Sandinista Youth. Vice President of Nicaragua from January 2017 to February 2025. She played an instrumental role in encouraging and justifying the repression of opposition demonstrations by the Nicaraguan National Police in 2018. In June 2021, she publicly threatened the Nicaraguan opposition and discredited independent journalists. Those threats have been repeated since then. In February 2023, Daniel Ortega revealed that Rosario María Murillo Zambrana is the instigator of new repressions, namely related to the expulsion and deprivation of citizenship of 222 political prisoners. She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations, for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and for undermining democracy in Nicaragua.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Position(s): Co-President of the Republic of Nicaragua (since February 2025, previously Vice President, since 2017). Wife of President Daniel Ortega

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Epouse du président Daniel Ortega - Coprésidente du Nicaragua depuis février 2025, première dame du Nicaragua et responsable des jeunesses sandinistes. Vice-présidente du Nicaragua de janvier 2017 à février 2025. Elle a contribué de façon déterminante à encourager et justifier la répression que la police nationale nicaraguayenne a exercée en 2018 contre des manifestations de l’opposition. En juin 2021, elle a publiquement menacé l’opposition nicaraguayenne et discrédité les journalistes indépendants. Ces menaces ont été répétées depuis lors. En février 2023, Daniel Ortega a révélé que Rosario María Murillo Zambrana était l’instigatrice de nouvelles répressions, notamment liées à l’expulsion de 222 prisonniers politiques et à la déchéance de leur citoyenneté. Elle est donc responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme, de la répression à l’égard de la société civile et de l’opposition démocratique ainsi que d’atteintes à la démocratie au Nicaragua.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Epouse du président Daniel Ortega

Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

Co-President of Nicaragua since 2025

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

French National Asset Freezing System5,862

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

The UN's list of senior government officials in all of its member states.

DGACM

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,181

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,697

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,485

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,006

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,488

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,804

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,257

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,775

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,709

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,797

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,214

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,042

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,600

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,591

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,072

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US OFAC Press Releases7,264

US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.

External dataset · United States · OFAC


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