| Leopoldo López | |
Mayor of Chacao | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Irene Sáez |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1971 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Un Nuevo Tiempo |
| Spouse | Lilian Tintori |
| Residence | Caracas |
Leopoldo López (born 29 April 1971 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Mona Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Venezuelan politician and also a former Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the A New Era (UNT Un Nuevo Tiempo) is a Political party of Social democracy in Venezuela. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Since 2000, López has been the mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Caracas. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Chacao Municipality is one of the five political and administrative subdivisions of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. A Los Angeles Times article describes López as an immensely popular leader of the opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, as well as a social activist working for "grass-roots judicial reform". The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. [1]
A leading Venezuelan newspaper, El Nacional, named López its 2003 Person of the Year, describing him as one of the most notable leaders of the opposition to Chávez and as the best mayor of the metropolitan area of Caracas. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. [2]
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Early life and education
Leopoldo López was born in Caracas on April 29, 1971. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. López spent his early years studying at the Colegio Santiago de León de Caracas. Between 1989 and 1993, he studied Economics at Kenyon College in Ohio. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads He subsequently attended Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government where he obtained a Master's degree in Public Policy in 1996. The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [3] In 2007, he received an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from his Alma Mater, Kenyon College. [4]
Work and political life
López worked as an economic consultant to the Planning Vice-President in Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) between 1996 and 1999, and has served as a professor of Institutional Economy in the Economics Department at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello. Petróleos de Venezuela SA ( PDVSA) is the Venezuelan state-owned Petroleum company [3]
López cofounded the Primero Justicia political party . Justice First Movement ( Movimiento Primero Justicia) is a Political party in Venezuela. In 2007 he joined Un Nuevo Tiempo, the most voted party among Venezuela's opposition. A New Era (UNT Un Nuevo Tiempo) is a Political party of Social democracy in Venezuela. [5]
Target of violence
As a leader of the opposition to Chávez, López has experienced several violent attacks: he has been shot at, held hostage in February 2006 by armed thugs at a university where he was speaking. [1]
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, López says "his real offense is that he poses an electoral threat as he builds a social democratic alternative to the socialist, anti-American 'Bolivarian Revolution'. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The “Bolivarian Revolution” refers to a mass social movement and political process in Venezuela. "[1] According to the Times article, Chávez critics say all government dissidents are being targeted, but "Lopez seems to be the object of a full-out campaign". [1] The United States Department of State mentioned actions taken against López by the Venezuelan government in its annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices. [6]
Investigations and accusations of corruption
According to the Venezuelan Controller General, López received a grant to his former party, Justice First, from Petróleos de Venezuela while working in this company. Petróleos de Venezuela SA ( PDVSA) is the Venezuelan state-owned Petroleum company The grant was given by his mother, Antonieta Mendoza de López, who was the manager of public affairs of PDVSA. Both were sanctioned with a prohibition of holding public jobs for three years. López will start this sanction as soon as his term as mayor ends. [7][8]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Kraul, Chris. A Lightning Rod for Venezuela's Political Strife. Los Angeles Times (19 July 2006). The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Online here.
- ^ Pereira, Javier. Personaje del año. El Nacional Accessed 23 September 2006. El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C (Spanish)
- ^ a b LEOPOLDO LÓPEZ. Accessed 24 September 2006. (Spanish)
- ^ Kenion College — Honors day. Accessed 30 August 2007. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Un Nuevo Tiempo juramentó nueva comisión política. Venevisión (2007-03-03). Venevisión, is one of Venezuela 's largest television networks which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Retrieved on 2007-03-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth (Spanish)
- ^ U. S. State Department (2005). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Venezuela. (8 March 2006).
- ^ El Tiempo. Contraloría inhabilitó al alcalde Leopoldo López. Also available at archive.org (13 June 2006). Accessed 13 November 2006. (Spanish)
- ^ El Universal. Contraloría inhabilita por tres años a Leopoldo López para las funciones públicas. (12 June 2006). Accessed 14 November 2006. (Spanish)
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