Jaime Rene Morales Carazo (b. September 10, 1936, Granada

Granada

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) is a Nicaraguan

Nicaraguan

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 politician

Politics of Nicaragua

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 currently serving as the country's Vice President

Vice President of Nicaragua

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.

Morales was a banker and organized educational economical institutions in Nicaragua before entering politics in 1980. From 1979 to 1990 he lived in Honduras

Honduras

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 and Mexico

Mexico

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 while opposing the Sandinista government. He joined the Nicaraguan Democratic Force

Nicaraguan Democratic Force

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 and the Contras

Contras

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 and was one of their negotiators.

In 1993 he became a member of the Constitutional Liberal Party

Constitutional Liberal Party

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 (PLC) and was in charge of their 1996 general election campaign. However, in 2002 he was expelled as a dissident from the party.

On May 28, 2006 he accepted the invitation of his past enemy, Daniel Ortega

Daniel Ortega

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra is a Nicaraguan politician and revolutionary, currently serving as the 83rd President of Nicaragua, a position that he has held since 2007. He previously served as the 79th President, between 1985 and 1990, and for much of his life, has been a leader in the Sandinista...

 to become his running mate in the 2006 presidential election

Nicaraguan general election, 2006

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. Ortega won the election.

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