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Montevideo, March 24th 2026 - 01:48 UTC

Tag: Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez

  • Friday, March 20th 2026 - 02:47 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez renews Venezuela's military high command following Padrino's ouster

    The reshuffle comes weeks after the surprise visit to Caracas by the head of the US Southern Command, General Francis Donovan

    Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, executed a sweeping restructuring of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) leadership. The changes, announced less than 24 hours after the appointment of Gustavo González López as the new Defense Minister replacing the veteran Vladímir Padrino, mark a significant shift in Caracas' power structure following months of institutional attrition.

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  • Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 23:39 UTC

    Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister

    Padrino’s departure closes a chapter of more than a decade at the helm of the defense ministry

    Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensitive tenures within the country’s ruling military hierarchy. Venezuelan media reported the move citing Rodríguez’s official message on X, in which she thanked Padrino for his “loyalty to the homeland” and said he would take on “new responsibilities.”

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  • Thursday, May 21st 2015 - 06:45 UTC

    Venezuelan government targets opposition leader Capriles for making “false allegations”

    Interior Minister Gonzalez Lopez Twitted that Capriles, will have to explain to court why he described government officials, as “nepotistic and corrupt.”

    Barely one week after Venezuela’s President of the National Assembly of Venezuela Diosdado Cabello filed a defamation suit against 22 media executives and editors for publishing reports linking him to an international drug-trafficking, another high-level minister announced they would be filing suit against opposition leader Henrique Capriles for making “false allegations.”

  • Friday, March 13th 2015 - 10:51 UTC

    New York Times warns Obama's strategy towards Venezuela could be failing

    The step could end up backfiring if President Maduro is able to use it to bolster his bogus contention that the United States is trying oust him through a coup.

    In an editorial piece, “A failing relationship with Venezuela”, The New York Times expressed doubts about the latest measures imposed by the Obama administration on seven top officials from the Venezuelan government and goes even further questioning whether they will not end actually reinforcing President Nicolas Maduro position.