Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional
Unida Nicaragua Triunfa
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 04-2020
The President of the Republic of Nicaragua, Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra
WHEREAS
I
The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity, on behalf of the Nicaraguan People and the Sovereign Nicaragua State, with all due respect and consideration, upon hearing of the passing of the Illustrious Nicaraguan Poet and Priest, Ernesto Cardenal Martínez, conveys the most sincere condolences to his entire family and friends.
II
As we learn of the Passing of the Poet and Priest Ernesto Cardenal Martínez, we recognize his contributions to the Struggle of the Nicaraguan People.
III
We also recognize his cultural, artistic and literary merits and extraordinary poetry, in which he always knew how to praise God, in Heaven, on Earth, and everywhere.
IV
The Poet and Priest Ernesto Cardenal Martínez, Holder of the Cervantes Prize and many other recognitions of Governments and International Cultural Organizations, constitutes a symbol of Nicaraguan Pride and Glory, whom we admire deeply as we thank God for his life, his merits and his indefatigable Love for Nicaragua.
In use of the powers conferred by the Political Constitution
HAS DICTATED
The following:
DECREE OF
NATIONAL MOURNING
Article 1. Three days of national mourning are decreed, during which the National Flag shall remain hoisted at half-mast in all public buildings.
Article 2. Publicly express the deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
Article 3. This Decree shall enter into force as of this date. Publish in La Gaceta, National Gazette.
Given in the city of Managua, Office of the President, on the first day of March of the year two thousand and twenty.
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
President of the Republic of Nicaragua
Paul Oquist Kelley
Private Secretary
for National Policies