Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo
Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo | |
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 Zoilamérica in a 2019 interview | |
| Born | Zoilamérica Narváez Murillo November 13, 1967 |
| Alma mater | Central American University |
| Parent(s) | Jorge Narváez Parajón (biological father) Rosario Murillo (mother) |
Zoilamérica Ortega Murillo (née Narváez Murillo) (born November 13, 1967, in Managua) is a consultant for Comunidad Casabierta, an LGBTI rights organisation in Costa Rica. She is also a former member of the National Assembly of Nicaragua.
In 1998, she accused her stepfather, Daniel Ortega, of sexually abusing her as a child.[1][2]
According to her account, April 1989 was the last time that Ortega raped her, through a third party.[clarification needed] In September 1990, her mother threw her out of the presidential house during a nervous breakdown. Zoilamérica was recovering from a leg operation. Beginning in the 1990s, Zoilamérica recounted that her sexual harassment of her by the former president became telephone calls, and was never physical again.[3]
From her exile in Costa Rica she condemned her stepfather during the 2021 Nicaraguan general election.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Her mother is Rosario Murillo, her father was Jorge Narváez Parajón (m. 1967; d. 1968). She is also a stepdaughter of Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua.
In popular culture
[edit]The 2019 documentary film Exiliada (Exiled) revolves around and interviews her, as well as her complaints of sexual abuse against Ortega in 1998.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Davison, Phil (May 28, 1998). "Ortega faces sex abuse case from his stepdaughter". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ Watts, Jonathan (November 4, 2016). "As Nicaragua's first couple consolidates power, a daughter fears for her country". The Guardian. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/nicaragua/zoilamerica-testimonio.htm (Spanish)
- ^ Phillips, Tom (November 5, 2021). "Nicaraguan exiles see vote as step on Ortega's road to dictatorship". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Documental "Exiliada" ya puede verse en Nicaragua". Niú (in Spanish). May 7, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
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- 1967 births
- Child sexual abuse in Nicaragua
- Costa Rican LGBTQ rights activists
- Nicaraguan LGBTQ rights activists
- Living people
- Members of the National Assembly (Nicaragua)
- Nicaraguan women activists
- 21st-century Nicaraguan women politicians
- 21st-century Nicaraguan politicians
- People from Managua
- Opposition to Daniel Ortega