Francisco Rangel Gómez
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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
' 80%. He had previously been president of the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
(CVG).
Bolívar (state)
Bolívar State , is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of 238,000 km² and in June 30, 2010 had an estimated population of 1,620,359....
state in Venezuela
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...
, and has been since 2004. In the Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
The regional elections of Venezuela were held on Sunday, 23 November 2008, to choose22 governors, 2 metropolitan mayors, 328 mayors and 251 aldermen for a four-year term . These were the first elections to be held since incumbent President Hugo Chávez founded the PSUV.In these elections, 17,308...
he won 67% of the vote, against Andrés Velásquez
Andrés Velásquez
Andrés Velásquez is a Venezuelan politician associated with Radical Cause . Formerly the general secretary of the steelworkers union of SIDOR, he became one of the leaders of Radical Cause after the death of its founder, Alfredo Maneiro, in 1982...
' 80%. He had previously been president of the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana
Corporación Venezolana de Guayana
The Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana is a decentralized state-owned Venezuelan conglomerate, located in the Guayana Region in the southeast of the country. Its subsidiaries include the aluminium producer Alcasa....
(CVG).