Hours later, Chavez flew to Nicaragua for the inauguration of Daniel Ortega. Tens of thousands of people packed the streets of the capital of Managua waving the red and black colors of the Sandinista party. Ortega won re-election in November — 16 years after he was voted out of office following a decade-long U.S. campaign against his government. The Bush administration opposed Ortega’s bid to return to office and suggested economic sanctions would follow if he won.