Jorge García Carneiro
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Jorge Luis García Carneiro (8 February 1952 – ) is a Venezuelan politician. He was elected the governor of Vargas
in 2008, having previously been head of the Venezuelan Army, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela
(PSUV) of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez
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García Carneiro graduated from the Military academy of Venezuela in 1975. During the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, as the general in charge of the largest military unit in Caracas, he was taken prisoner at Fort Tiuna.
García Carneiro was the head of the Venezuelan Army from January 2003 to January 2004, when he became Minister of Defense. He held this position until December 2006.
Vargas (state)
Vargas State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Named after Venezuela's first non-military president, José María Vargas, Vargas comprises a coastal region in the north of Venezuela, bordering Aragua to the west, Miranda to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Capital District to the...
in 2008, having previously been head of the Venezuelan Army, Minister of Defense, and Minister for Social Development and Popular Participation. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela
United Socialist Party of Venezuela
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela is the name of a democratic socialist political party in Venezuela which resulted from the fusion of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivarian Revolution led by incumbent President Hugo Chávez...
(PSUV) of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
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García Carneiro graduated from the Military academy of Venezuela in 1975. During the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt, as the general in charge of the largest military unit in Caracas, he was taken prisoner at Fort Tiuna.
García Carneiro was the head of the Venezuelan Army from January 2003 to January 2004, when he became Minister of Defense. He held this position until December 2006.