Ramón Rodríguez Chacín

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Ramón Emilio Rodríguez Chacín (?, Santa Ana, Anzoátegui) is a Venezuelan military and politician .

Life

Rodríguez Chacín took part in the military coup of November 27, 1992 against Carlos Andrés Pérez . He was arrested but released early in 1994.

In 2002, Chavez appointed him Minister of the Interior. In the same year he was replaced by another military man, Diosdado Cabello . In 2007 he was appointed coordinator for negotiations to free Clara Rojas from the FARC .

In 2008 Chavez reappointed him as Minister of Internal Affairs and Justice. But he only stayed in this position for a few months.

Rodríguez is currently a leader of the Socialist Unity Party of Venezuela ( PSUV ). He ran for Guárico state in the December 2012 gubernatorial elections and was elected on December 16 with 74.7% of the vote.

Human rights

Rodríguez Chacín hit the headlines in 2008 when, as Minister of the Interior, he declared that the murders in battles between gangsters were not a threat to the public.

The Venezuelan human rights organization PROVEA criticizes Chávez Rodríguez Chacín as a candidate. According to Provea, the former military man is believed to be involved in the El Amparo massacre.

The US government accuses Rodríguez Chacín of supporting the FARC.

credentials

  1. ↑ Rodríguez speaks about the opposition ( Memento from February 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Elections in Guárico (2012)
  3. ↑ Crime in Venezuela
  4. ↑ Provea criticizes the selection of Rodríguez Chacín ( Memento from January 24, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  5. ↑ US government and the government of Venezuela (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

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personal data
SURNAME Rodríguez Chacín, Ramón
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rodríguez Chacín, Ramón Emilio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Venezuelan military and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century