Eduardo Manuitt Carpio
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Eduardo Manuitt Carpio is a Venezuela
n politician. He was the co-founder of the party La Causa Radical and represented it in the Venezuelan Congress. When La Causa split in the late 1990s, he became a leader of the Patria Para Todos (PPT) faction, and represented it in Congress. He was the Governor of Guárico
state from 1999 to 2008, originally for the PPT, and later for the PSUV.
Manuitt won the gubernatorial elections in 1998, 1999 (under the new Constitution of Venezuela
) and 2004 as a PPT candidate. In 2007 he joined the newly-created PSUV, but was subsequently expelled after supporting his daughter's PPT candidacy for governor, after she had failed in the PSUV primaries to be nominated as the PSUV candidate.
In April 2009 he went into hiding after being charged with corruption allegedly committed while Governor.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n politician. He was the co-founder of the party La Causa Radical and represented it in the Venezuelan Congress. When La Causa split in the late 1990s, he became a leader of the Patria Para Todos (PPT) faction, and represented it in Congress. He was the Governor of Guárico
Guárico
Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...
state from 1999 to 2008, originally for the PPT, and later for the PSUV.
Manuitt won the gubernatorial elections in 1998, 1999 (under the new Constitution of Venezuela
Constitution of Venezuela
||The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the current and twenty-sixth constitution of Venezuela. It was drafted in mid-1999 by a constitutional assembly that had been created by popular referendum. Adopted in December 1999, it replaced the 1961 Constitution - the longest...
) and 2004 as a PPT candidate. In 2007 he joined the newly-created PSUV, but was subsequently expelled after supporting his daughter's PPT candidacy for governor, after she had failed in the PSUV primaries to be nominated as the PSUV candidate.
In April 2009 he went into hiding after being charged with corruption allegedly committed while Governor.
External links
- http://noticias.eluniversal.com/2005/06/09/imp_pol_art_09106F.shtml