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Rosario María MURILLO ZAMBRANA

Politican · Sanctioned entity

Rosario María MURILLO ZAMBRANA is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	MURILLO DE ORTEGA, Rosario Maria · Rosario MURILLO Zambrana · Rosario MURILLO Zambrana de Ortega · Rosario Maria Murillo Zambrana · Rosario Maria Murillo de Ortega · 12 more...				[sources]
Other name	Rosario Maria Murillo de Ortega · Rosario María MURILLO DE ORTEGA · Rosario María Murillo de Ortega · Rosario Murillo Zambrana · compañera Rosario · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1951-06-22				[sources]
Place of birth	MANAGUA, NICARAGUA · Managua · Managua, Nicaragua				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Nicaragua				[sources]
Country	Nicaragua				[sources]
Country of birth	Nicaragua				[sources]
First name	Rosario · Rosario María · Rosario María				[sources]
ID Number	`A00000106`				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	MURILLO DE ORTEGA · MURILLO ZAMBRANA · MURILLO Zambrana · Murillo · Murillo Zambrana · 1 more...				[sources]
Passport number	`A00000106`				[sources]
Second name	Maria · María				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3034382				[sources]
Position	Chief Spokesperson for the Government of Nicaragua · Member of the National Assembly of Nicaragua (1984-1990) · Vice President · Vice President of Nicaragua (2017-) · Vice President of Nicaragua, First Lady of Nicaragua and a leader of the Sandinista Youth. · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	National Autonomous University of Nicaragua				[sources]
Religion	vibhuti				[sources]
Address	Managua				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Created at	2021-08-13				[sources]
Modified on	2024-03-26				[sources]
Last changed	2024-05-07	Last checked	2024-05-10	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Vice President of Nicaragua, First Lady of Nicaragua and a leader of the Sandinista Youth. According to President Daniel Ortega, who presents her as the de facto “co-President” of the country, Rosario María Murillo Zambrana shares half of power with him. She played an instrumental role in encouraging and justifying the repression of opposition demonstrations by the Nicaraguan National Police in 2018. In Jun 2021, she publicly threatened the Nicaraguan opposition and discredited independent journalists. Those threats have been repeated since then. In Feb 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, 2023-10-24

Position(s): Vice President of the Republic of Nicaragua (since 2017), wife of President Daniel Ortega

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Epouse du président Daniel Ortega - Vice-présidente du Nicaragua, première dame du Nicaragua et responsable des jeunesses sandinistes. Selon le président Daniel Ortega, qui la présente comme la “coprésidente” de fait du pays, Rosario María Murillo Zambrana partage le pouvoir avec lui pour moitié. Elle a joué un rôle déterminant en encourageant et en justifiant la répression par la police nationale nicaraguayenne en 2018 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 est 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 Freezing of Assets, 2023-10-11

first lady and vice president of Nicaragua

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-22

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Managua	Nicaragua
El Carmen, Managua	Nicaragua

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Camila Ortega Murillo	child	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`A00000106`	Nicaragua	passport	-	-
`A00000106`	Nicaragua	National passport	-	-
`A00000106`	Nicaragua	Passport	-	-
`A00000106`	Nicaragua	National passport	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Vice President of Nicaragua	2017-01-10	-
Vice President	2017-01-10	-
Vice President	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Zoilamerica Ortega Murillo	child · mother	-	-
Daniel Ortega	spouse	1978	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Global Affairs Canada	Nicaragua	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 24 June 2020 on measures against Nicaragua (RS 946.231.158.5), Annex	2021-08-13	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
European External Action Service	NIC	2023-10-11	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2021/1276 du 30/07/2021 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716) · (UE) 2023/2125 du 09/10/2023 (UE Nicaragua - R (UE) 2019/1716)	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Nicaragua	2021	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	NIC	2023-10-11	-

Data sources

French Freezing of Assets6,266

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 · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,896

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

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,918

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,106

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

Wikidata · non-official source

CIA World Factbook heads of state and government1,211

An index of most national-level heads of state and heads of government in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

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

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,009

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

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,242

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,321

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

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List29,116

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

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

European Union · European External Action Service

CIA World Leaders11,115

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

United States · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

External databases

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Wikidata224,195

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

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-nicaragua-rosario-murillo-zambrana-vice-president · ch-seco-46211 · ofac-26124 · ca-sema-5-ni-rosario-maria-murillo-zambrana · fr-ga-3655 · eu-tb-logical-131207 · gb-hmt-14145 · NK-oDtWTR4YcMhrCFQ4YCwKWQ · ca-sema-nicaragua-n-a-5 · eu-fsf-eu-6572-34 · NK-RubJwC4fS88aiZPa46gk35 · us-cia-nicaragua-rosario-murillo-zambrana-de-ortega-vice-president · us-cia-nicaragua-rosario-murillo-zambrana-de-ortega-vice-pres

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