Tag: Henry Rangel Silva

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 07:46 UTC

  Venezuela/Argentina sign military cooperation in framework of Unasur Defence Council

  

  Venezuelan Defence minister Henry Rangel Silva and his Argentine peer Arturo Puricelli signed on Friday a cooperation agreement to further advance in the integration of the two armed forces in the framework of the Unasur Defence Council.

• Friday, July 6th 2012 - 07:28 UTC

  Chavez promotes 147 Bolivarian officers including the first woman admiral

  

  Venezuelan head of state Hugo Chavez presided over the ceremony in which 147 Bolivarian National Armed Forces, FANB, officers were promoted to the ranks of general and admiral, including the first woman to hold the highest naval rank.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2011 - 06:18 UTC

  Venezuela’ top general says Chavez is ‘recovering satisfactorily’ and ‘soon’ will be back

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is recovering “satisfactorily” from surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and will be home “soon,” the head of the country’s military said on Friday.

• Monday, November 8th 2010 - 16:29 UTC

  Venezuelan military would “not accept” an elected opposition government

  

  A top Venezuelan military commander said that the National Bolivarian Armed Force is committed to President Hugo Chavez and his Socialist project, therefore if in the coming elections the opposition wins “it will not be accepted because they would sell the country”.