US EditionVenezuela's acting president replaces long-time defense minister with intelligence head
Delcy Rodríguez replaced a decade-long defense minister with an intelligence chief amid a political reshuffle to strengthen control after the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- On Wednesday, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez announced that General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez will replace General Vladimir Padrino as defense minister, a position Padrino held for more than 11 years.
- Retained after the foreign capture of President Nicolas Maduro to maintain military stability, Padrino previously directed the presidential guard under President Hugo Chavez and rose to prominence in 2014.
- Rodriguez appointed General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez, who previously headed the General Directorate and Military Counterintelligence and served as strategic affairs lead at PDVSA; he faces international sanctions for rights violations.
- This cabinet change marks the demotion of a long-time powerbroker who controlled the sprawling military, despite Padrino's recent cooperation with foreign demands on oil, mining, and political prisoner releases.
- The United Nations reported last week that the repressive apparatus remains intact despite foreign intervention, as generals continue to manage disparate groups of troops and vast business interests.
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Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister
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 “n
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Venezuelan leader sacks defense minister, a Maduro stalwart
Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced the sacking Wednesday of defense minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who headed the military for almost a decade under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.
Delcy Rodríguez officially announces the departure of Vladimir Padrino López from the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense, marking a change in the country's military structure.
Delcy Rodríguez replaces Defense Minister Padrino López with Gustavo González López. What does this mean for power in Venezuela? Keywords: Venezuela,…
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der Standard DEVladimir Padrino López, the influential Minister of Defence, was deposed after more than a decade. Gustavo González López will succeed him.
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