Hector Abdelnour

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Héctor Antonio Abdelnour Mussa (born December 15, 1921 in El Pilar , Sucre , † August 1, 2002 in Puerto Cabello ) was a Venezuelan military officer in the Navy. He was involved in the overthrow of President Marcos Pérez Jiménez and in the delivery of aid and arms to the Cuban Revolution in 1958.

Career

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Abdelnour, son of Lebanese immigrants, began his military career in 1939 at the Naval School of Venezuela. In 1943 he completed his post as an officer in the Navy. During his career he was posted to various travel destinations and in 1956 he was promoted to Corvette Captain.

In early 1958 he took part in the actions of the armed forces that led to the fall of Marcos Pérez Jimenez. He was appointed Assistant to the Military House of the Provisional Government, which in the same year organized a rally among Venezuelans known as un bolivar para la sierra to send aid and arms to the Cuban revolutionaries.

Abdelnour was responsible for purchasing the plane to send the aid and participated in that December transfer towards Sierra Maestra .

In 1959, Abdelnour was promoted to Frigate Captain and continued his military career until 1970.

Honors and recognitions

  • 1958 - Commissioned by Francisco de Miranda
  • 1959 - Croce Eracliana di Seconda Classe
  • 1959 - Medal from the Eloy Alfaro Foundation in Panama

References

  1. ↑ a b Hector Abdelnour | Resumen de su Vida ( en-US )
  2. ↑ admin: Venezuela Ayer. In: Capitan. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ admin: Venezuela Ayer. In: Capitan. August 21, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (American English).
  4. ↑ admin: Venezuela Ayer. In: Venezuela. November 24, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (American English).
  5. ↑ admin: Venezuela Ayer. In: Venezuela. November 29, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (American English).
  6. ↑ Las bobadas militares. In: Analitica.com. October 26, 2013, Retrieved February 19, 2019 (Spanish).
  7. ↑ Museo: Museo: EL C-46 EVC DE AVENSA Y ARMAS PARA FIDEL. In: Museo. October 5, 2016, accessed February 19, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Las armas venezolanas para la Sierra Maestra en 1958 se utilizaron en la batalla de Maffo hace 55 años | Embajada de Cuba en Venezuela. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Analizan gestación y efecto de la expedición del 14 de junio. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (Spanish).
  10. ↑ Hector Abdelnour | Resumen de su Vida ( en-US )
  11. ↑ admin: Venezuela Ayer. In: Venezuela. October 29, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019 (American English).
  12. ↑ a b Maigualida Pire: El Legado de mi Padre . Beta Print, 2011, pp. 33-34.

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personal data
SURNAME Abdelnour, Hector
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abdelnour Mussa, Héctor Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan military officer in the Navy
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH El Pilar, Sucre , Venezuela
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 2002
Place of death Puerto Cabello , Venezuela