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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez connected Wednesday replaced a longtime loyalist subject official, arsenic she continues to make changes to her furniture amid relations pinch nan Trump administration.
General Gustavo Gonzalez Lopez, 65, will switch General Vladimir Padrino arsenic defense minister, who held nan position for much than a decade, Reuters reported.
In a Telegram post, Rodriguez thanked Padrino for his work and said he would beryllium fixed caller responsibilities.
MADURO'S SON GIVES 'UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT' TO NEWLY SWORN IN INTERIM VENEZUELA PRESIDENT
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez waves aft bidding farewell to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pursuing their gathering astatine Miraflores Palace successful Caracas, Venezuela, connected Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Ariana Cubillos/AP)
Lopez was appointed by Rodriguez successful January arsenic nan caput of nan statesmanlike defender and nan General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM).
Lopez, who is among respective officials sanctioned by nan United States and European Union for quality authorities violations and corruption, was appointed successful January nan caller caput of nan presidential defender and nan General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence.
TRUMP ISSUES DIRECT WARNING TO VENEZUELA'S NEW LEADER DELCY RODRÍGUEZ FOLLOWING MADURO CAPTURE
U.S. State Department "wanted" posters show Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López accused by U.S. authorities of corruption and links to supplier trafficking networks. (State Department)
He antecedently worked pinch Rodriguez arsenic caput of strategical affairs astatine PDVSA, nan state-owned lipid company, which she antecedently oversaw arsenic power minister.
Padrino had besides been sanctioned by nan U.S. over alleged supplier trafficking and his support for ousted President Nicolas Maduro.
Despite nan U.S. intervention, Venezuela's repressive apparatus remains intact, nan United Nations said past week. The authorities has many times denied allegations of quality authorities and governmental oppression.
Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, left, smiles astatine Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez, arsenic they return nan way that nan assemblage of precocious President Hugo Chavez followed to his last resting place, during nan activities marking nan 10th day of Chavez's death, successful Caracas, Venezuela, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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The United States precocious restored negotiated relations pinch nan South American federation pursuing years of heightened tensions betwixt nan 2 states.
