Aristóbulo Istúriz
Aristóbulo Iztúriz Almeida (20 December 1946 – 27 April 2021)[2] was a Venezuelan politician and academic who was Vice President of Venezuela from January 2016 to January 2017.
Aristóbulo Iztúriz | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 4 September 2018 – 27 April 2021 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Elías Jaua |
| Vice President of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 17 August 2017 | |
| President | Delcy Rodríguez |
| Succeeded by | Elvis Amoroso[1] Tania Díaz |
| Vice President of Venezuela | |
| In office 6 January 2016 – 4 January 2017 | |
| President | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Jorge Arreaza |
| Succeeded by | Tareck El Aissami |
| Governor of Anzoátegui | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tarek William Saab |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Moreno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aristóbulo Istúriz Almeida 20 December 1946 Curiepe, Miranda, Venezuela |
| Died | 27 April 2021 (aged 74) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
| Alma mater | Pedagogic Institute of Caracas |
In 2017 Canada imposed sanctions against him. The sanctions were for behaviors that undermined democracy after 125 people were killed in the 2017 Venezuelan protests.[3][4]
Iztúriz died on 27 April 2021 from problems caused by heart surgery in Caracas, aged 74.[5]
References
- ↑ "Elvis Amoroso designado como primer vicepresidente de la ANC" (in es). Ultimas Noticias. http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/politica/elvis-amoroso-designado-como-primer-vicepresidente-de-la-anc/. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ↑ Press, Europa (2021-04-28). "Muere a los 74 años el ministro de Educación de Venezuela, Aristóbulo Istúriz". Europa Press. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "Canada imposes sanctions on key Venezuelan officials". CBC Canada (Thomson Reuters). 22 September 2017. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-venezuela-sanctions-1.4303663. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ Zilio, Michelle (22 September 2017). "Canada sanctions 40 Venezuelans with links to political, economic crisis". The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canada-sanctions-40-venezuelans-with-links-to-political-economic-crisis/article36367074/. Retrieved 3 April 2019. Also at Punto de Corte and El Nacional
- ↑ "Fallece Aristóbulo Istúriz, ministro colaborador de Maduro y Chávez". El Comercio. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.