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Tarek El Aissami
Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah (; born 12 November 1974) is a Venezuelan politician, who served as the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. He served as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018, and as Minister of Petroleum from 27 April 2020 until 20 March 2023. He previously was Minister of the Interior and Justice from 2008 to 2012, Governor of Aragua from 2012 to 2017, and the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. While holding that office, El Aissami faced allegations of participating in corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking associated also to Hezbollah. In 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added El Aissami to the ICE Most Wanted List, listed by the Homeland Security Investigations unit. El Aissami, who was among the power brokers in Nicolás Maduro's government, resigned on 20 March 2023 during a corruption probe. He was arrested by the Venezuelan prosecutor's office on charges of treason, money l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader serving as the 53rd president of Venezuela since 2013. Previously, he was the 24th Vice President of Venezuela, vice president from 2012 to 2013, the List of ministers of foreign affairs of Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2012, and the third President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, president of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2006. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union leader before being elected to the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly in 2000. He was appointed to a number of positions under President Hugo Chávez, serving as President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, President of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2006, as List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2012 and as the Vice President of Venezuela, vice president from 2012 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Andes, Venezuela
The University of the Andes (Spanish: ''Universidad de Los Andes'', ULA) is the second-oldest university in Venezuela, whose main campus is located in the city of Mérida, Venezuela. ULA is the largest public university in the Venezuelan Andes, having one of the largest student bodies in the country. History ULA was initially established as a Catholic seminary on March 29, 1785 by the Bishop of Mérida, Friar . De Lora called the newly founded house of studies "Real Colegio Seminario de San Buenaventura de Mérida", or Royal Seminary College of San Buenaventura of Mérida. The school was elevated to the status of Royal University of San Buenaventura of Mérida de los Caballeros on September 21, 1810, entitling it to confer junior and senior degrees in Philosophy, Medicine, Civil and Canonical (Catholic) Law, and Theology. Universidad de Los Andes maintained its affiliation with the Catholic Church until 1832, when the president of Venezuela, General José Antonio Páez, pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICE Most Wanted
The ICE Most Wanted is a most wanted list maintained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Shortly after the formation of ICE, the list was originally unveiled as the ICE Most Wanted Criminal Aliens on May 14, 2003. The list includes individuals accused of serious transnational crime and being a threat to public safety. Categories The list includes the "most wanted" of four units of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement: * Homeland Security Investigations – Those wanted for conducting criminal acts that threaten the national security of the United States * U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement#Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), Enforcement and Removal – Those wanted for serious criminal offenses who are destined to be Deportation, removed from the United States * Human Trafficking – Those wanted for being involved in severe acts of human trafficking * Victims of Immigration Crime Engagem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezbollah
Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016. Hezbollah was founded in 1982 by Lebanese clerics in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Inspired by the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's model of Islamic governance, Hezbollah established strong ties with Iran. The group was initially supported by 1,500 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) instructors, who helped unify various Lebanese Shia factions under Hezbollah's leadership. Hezbollah's 1985 manifesto outlined its key objectives, which include expelling Western influence from the region, destroying Israel, pledging allegiance to Iran's supreme leader, and establishing an Islamic government influenced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Trafficking
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestion, absorption via a patch on the skin, suppository, or dissolution under the tongue. In pharmacology, a drug is a chemical substance, typically of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. A pharmaceutical drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being. Traditionally drugs were obtained through extraction from medicinal plants, but more recently also by organic synthesis. Pharmaceutical drugs may be used for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders. Classification Pharmaceutical drugs are often classified into drug classes—groups of related drugs that have sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money Laundering
Money laundering is the process of illegally concealing the origin of money obtained from illicit activities (often known as dirty money) such as drug trafficking, sex work, terrorism, corruption, and embezzlement, and converting the funds into a seemingly legitimate source, usually through a front organization. Money laundering is illegal; the acts generating the money almost always are themselves criminal in some way (for if not, the money would not need to be laundered). As financial crime has become more complex and financial intelligence is more important in combating international crime and terrorism, money laundering has become a prominent political, economic, and legal debate. Most countries implement some anti-money-laundering measures. In the past, the term "money laundering" was applied only to financial transactions related to organized crime. Today its definition is often expanded by government and international regulators such as the US Office of the Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corruption
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense that is undertaken by a person or an organization that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's gain. Corruption may involve activities like bribery, influence peddling, and embezzlement, as well as practices that are legal in many countries, such as lobbying. Political corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Historically, "corruption" had a broader meaning concerned with an activity's impact on morals and societal well-being: for example, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates was condemned to death in part for "corrupting the young". Contemporary corruption is perceived as most common in kleptocracies, oligarchies, narco-states, Authoritarianism, authoritarian states, and mafia states, however, more recent research and policy statements acknowledge that it also exists in wealthy capitalist e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Aragua ...
This is a list of governors of the Venezuelan Aragua State: Until 1989, they were appointed by the president of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections. Elected governors See also * List of Venezuela governors * Politics of Venezuela * History of Venezuela References Cuadro Comparativo Gobernadores Electos por Entidad Elecciones 1989-1992-1995-1998-2000.CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2004.CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2008CNE: Elecciones Regionales del 2017Venezuela vote dispute escalates foreign sanctions threat(2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Governors Of Aragua * Aragua Aragua Aragua State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains, jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular beaches are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Interior And Justice Of Venezuela
Following is a list of ministers of interior and justice of Venezuela. List * Andrés Narvarte (1832 – 1835) * Francisco González Guinán (1887 – 1888) *Juan Francisco Castillo (1899 – 1900) *Rafael Cabrera Malo (1900 – 1901) *José Antonio Velutini (1901 – 1902) *Rafael López Baralt (1902 –1903) *Leopoldo Baptista (1903 – 1907) *Julio Torres Cárdenas (1907) *Rafael López Baralt (1907 -1908) * Rubén González Cárdenas (1929 – 1931) * Pedro Tinoco Smith (1931 – 1936) * Diógenes Escalante (1936) * Alejandro Lara (1936) * Régulo Olivares (1936 – 1937) * Alfonso Mejía (1937 – 1938) * Luis Gerónimo Pietri (1938–1941) * Valmore Rodríguez (1945 – 1946) * Mario Ricardo Vargas (1946 – 1948) * Luis Felipe Urbaneja Blanco (1952 – 1958) * Luis Augusto Dubuc (1959 – 1962) * Carlos Andrés Pérez (1962 – 1963) * Manuel Mantilla (1963 – 1964) * Gonzalo Barrios (1964 – 1966) * Reinaldo Leandro Mora (1966 – 1969) * Lorenzo Fernánde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice President Of Venezuela
The vice president of Venezuela (), officially known as the Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is the second highest political position in the government of Venezuela. The vice president is the direct collaborator of the President of Venezuela, Venezuelan president according to the Constitution of Venezuela, Constitution. The office of vice president appeared in the Constitution of 1830 until the Constitution of 1858, and once again in the Constitution of 1999. However, in its current (1999) incarnation, the office is more akin to a Prime Minister, prime minister in systems as those of Prime Minister of France, France and Prime Minister of South Korea, South Korea. Since June 14, 2018, Delcy Rodríguez of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela has been vice president, serving with President Nicolás Maduro. Office of the executive vice president Functions and duties According to the Constitution of 1999, the duties of the executive vice presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Socialist Party Of Venezuela
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV, ) is a Socialism, socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2007. It was formed from a merger of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivarian Revolution led by President Hugo Chávez. At the 2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary election, PSUV lost its majority in the National Assembly (Venezuela), National Assembly for the first time since the unicameral legislature's creation in 2000 against the Democratic Unity Roundtable, winning 55 out of the National Assembly's 167 seats. In the 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2020 elections however, amid a widespread opposition boycott, they won back a supermajority of the chamber. History The process of merging most of the unidentified parties involved in the pro-Bolivarian Revolution coalition was initiated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez after he won the 2006 Venezuelan presidential election, Vene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuerte Tiuna
El Fuerte (Spanish: "The Fort") may refer to: * El Fuerte de Samaipata, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bolivia * El Fuerte, Sinaloa, a city of Sinaloa, Mexico * El Fuerte, a character in the ''Street Fighter'' video game series Fuerte may also refer to: * "bolívar fuerte", the official name of the Venezuelan bolívar * Fuerte River, a river in Sinaloa, Mexico * Fuerte, a variety of avocado * "Fuerte" (song), a song by Nelly Furtado * ''Fuerte'' (album), by Miranda! * "Fuerte", a song by Belinda included in ''Belinda'' (Belinda Peregrín album) * "Fuerte", a Fanny Lu song * ''Fuerte'', one of the names used in various times and places for the Peso coin See also * "La Fuerte", a song by Shakira from the album ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
