Tag: Diosdado Cabello

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Maduro claims a coup attempt was foiled, and blames the US

  

  Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro Thursday night went on the air and said the intelligence services had foiled a coup and arrested multiple people who were behind the attempt, which was backed by the United States.

• Friday, January 30th 2015 - 08:25 UTC

  Chavez died December 2012 and not March 2013, says former bodyguard

  

  A former bodyguard of Venezuela’s Socialist Party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello Leamsy Salazar, who fled the country earlier this week and was reportedly collaborating with US authorities investigating allegations of Venezuelan officials' involvement in drugs, said late president Hugo Chavez did not die on 5 March 2013 but on 30 December 2012.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2014 - 08:30 UTC

  Maduro loyals appoint new TSJ Justices in Venezuela

  

  No agreement reachable with opposition in three previous sessions. Nominations Committee must continue working.

• Saturday, November 16th 2013 - 07:25 UTC

  Next Tuesday Venezuelan president Maduro will begin governing by decree

  

  Venezuela's legislature gave initial backing this week to a measure granting extraordinary powers over the economy to President Nicolas Maduro, which means next Tuesday, when the second vote, he will be able to govern by decree without having to seek parliamentary approval.

• Friday, May 31st 2013 - 07:27 UTC

  Venezuela threatens Colombia after Santos meets opposition leader Capriles

  

  Caracas is furious over a Wednesday meeting between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua told state television the meeting “will bring a derailment of the good relations that we have” while Parliament Speaker Diosdado Cabello compared the meeting to “placing a bomb on the train.”

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition airs conspiracy recordings against Maduro from his own party

  

  The Venezuelan opposition has released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence officer. Opposition lawmaker Ismael García said the recording captures a phone conversation between state TV personality Mario Silva, a staunch government ally, and a Cuban identified as Lieutenant Colonel Aramis Palacios.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2013 - 07:12 UTC

  Following the beatings of opposition members, OAS calls for dialogue in Venezuelan congress

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) expressed concern over the acts of violence that took place on Tuesday in the National Assembly of Venezuela and noted that “this reflects, in a dramatic way, the absence of a political dialogue that could reassure the public and the branches of government, in order to resolve the outstanding issues in this country in a climate of peace between all Venezuelans”.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2013 - 06:04 UTC

  Major brawl in Venezuelan congress over the disputed presidential election

  

  Political tensions over Venezuela’s disputed presidential election boiled over Tuesday in the National Assembly as government and opposition lawmakers said they physically clashed.

• Saturday, April 20th 2013 - 08:19 UTC

  Maduro takes office as first ‘Chavista’ president; in massive parade military swear allegiance

  

  When the last tanks rumbled past and the massive civil-military parade with display of state of the art missile launchers had come to an end in early Friday night of Caracas, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro could sigh in relief because his last twenty four hours had been really hectic.

• Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 07:41 UTC

  Millions turned out in Caracas for the final farewell to Hugo Chavez

  

  Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas on Friday to bid a final farewell to late president Hugo Chavez a month before elections to pick his successor.