Tag: Hugo Chávez

• Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

  Chávez is not dead, Maduro says

  

  Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro stressed Wednesday that Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez had not died. He became “immortal and indestructible,” his successor insisted during a speech before the so-called People's Power Assembly on the 12th anniversary of his passing. Maduro also recalled that Chávez revitalized the legacy of Simón Bolívar and inspired movements across the globe. Bolivian President Luis Arce also honored Chávez's contributions to socialism and regional integration.

• Monday, January 13th 2025 - 05:08 UTC

  Former Venezuelan VP Isaías Rodriguez dead at 82

  

  Isaías Rodríguez, Venezuela's first vice president as per the 1999 Constitution under Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez, passed away Sunday at the age of 82, President Nicolás Maduro announced in Caracas. Rodríguez also served as Venezuela's Attorney General as well as Ambassador to Italy, and vice president of the Constituent Assembly.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

  Former Venezuelan General sentenced to 21 years in a US jail

  

  A former Venezuelan General involved in drug trafficking and who has admitted to helping the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in a Manhattan federal court.

• Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Venezuelan Supreme Court intervenes Communist Party

  

  Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered the intervention of the Communist Party (PCV) of the South American country, known for its stance against President Nicolás Maduro, it was reported in Caracas.

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  US court finds former Chávez treasurer guilty of collecting bribes

  

  One day after her conviction, US Judiciary authorities Friday released details of the modus operandi whereby a former Hugo Chávez aide and her husband collected over US$ 100 million in bribes

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

  

  Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.

• Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:22 UTC

  Corruption trial against former President gets under way in Peru

  

  The trial against former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, his wife Nadine Heredia, and other defendants in the local version of the Lava Jato case started in Lima Monday.

• Thursday, January 27th 2022 - 20:53 UTC

  Chávez's daughter praises CFK in Tegucigalpa

  

  Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and María Gabriela Chávez Contreras, daughter of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez Frías, met Wednesday at the National University of Honduras, where the former Argentine head of state delivered a speech under the title “Peoples always return”.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 19:36 UTC

  Chávez dynasty comes to an end at Venezuelan state of Barinas

  

  Opposition candidate Sergio Garrido from the Democratic Unity Table (MUD) has been chosen Sunday as the new governor of the Venezuelan state of Barinas after electoral authorities ordered the elections to be held again citing irregularities in the Nov. 21 polls.

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Chavez's brother to be replaced in encore of Venezuelan local elections

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Friday announced a new candidate would seek to become governor of the state of Barinas which are to be held again on January 9 after the November 21 polls were annulled by electoral authorities in a much controversial decision.