Francisco Rangel Gómez
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Francisco Gómez | |
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Governor of Bolívar | |
Assumed office 2004 |
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Preceded by | Antonio Rojas Suárez |
Personal details | |
Political party | PSUV |
Francisco Gómez is the governor of Bolívar state in Venezuela, and has been since 2004. In the Venezuelan regional elections, 2008 he won 67% of the vote, against Andrés Velásquez' 30%. He was previously president of the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG).[1]
According to Venezuelanalysis.com, "While on the negotiation commission to resolve the 15-month-long dispute at Sidor, Rangel ordered the National Guard to fire on protesting Sidor workers."[1] In April 2008 Hugo Chavez ordered SIDOR to be nationalised.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Venezuelanalysis.com, 26 July 2009, Venezuela: Class Struggle Heats up over Battle for Workers’ Control
- ↑ Venezuelanalysis.com, 16 April 2008, Venezuelan Labor Minister Dismissed
Preceded by | Governor of Bolívar 2004– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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