Leopoldo López
Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza (born 29 April 1971) is a Venezuelan politician.[2] He co-founded the political party Primero Justicia in 2000 with Henrique Capriles and Julio Borges. He was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality in 2000. He is a known critic and political enemy of President Nicolas Maduro.
Leopoldo López | |
|---|---|
 López in 2012 | |
| National Coordinator of Voluntad Popular | |
| Assumed office 5 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Mayor of Chacao | |
| In office July 2000 – 9 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelio Popesco |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Graterón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza 29 April 1971 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Voluntad Popular |
| Spouse(s) | Lilian Tintori |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | The Hun School of Princeton, New Jersey Kenyon College Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government |
| Occupation | Economist[1] |
| Website | leopoldolopez.com |
He was arrested in 2014 in which many saw as a politically motivated move by President Maduro. The European Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and several human rights organizations have condemned the arrest and defined it as politically motivated.[3][4] He was convicted on violence and sent to prison for 13 years. He was later transferred to house arrest on 8 July 2017.[5]
On 1 August 2017 he was taken from his home by SEBIN agents and was briefly taken to jail again.[6] During the 2019 Venezuelan uprising, López took refuge as a guest in the Spanish Embassy in Caracas. He fled Venezuela in October 2020.
Leopoldo López Media
López with Voluntad Popular party official, Freddy Guevara in 2011
Leopoldo López and María Corina Machado, presenting the La Salida initiative. Juan Guaidó is behind.
A protest in Las Mercedes, Caracas shortly after López was arrested
Detention order against Leopoldo López
López in Ramo Verde Prison when he was initially detained in 2014
Billboard in Caracas demanding Leopoldo's release.
López chanting "Sí se puede" with supporters following his release from house arrest
López beside a pro-Guaidó soldier following his release during the 2019 Venezuela uprising
References
- ↑ Vinogradoff, Ludmila. "Leopoldo López y los otros dos líderes emergentes de la oposición en Venezuela". ABC (19 March 2014). http://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/20140319/abci-lideres-opositores-venezuelana-201403182041.html. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ Venezuela's Guaido leads military uprising. Associated Press. 30 April 2019. https://apnews.com/0153cace08c84c8fbf34f9c6a7bdd4dd. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ↑ "Muchas dudas y rechazo genera condena contra Leopoldo López". Noticias Caracol (in español). 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ↑ "ONU denuncia que opositor venezolano Leopoldo López está aislado en la cárcel". La Tercera (EFE). 11 March 2014. http://www.latercera.com/noticia/mundo/2014/03/678-569025-9-onu-denuncia-que-opositor-venezolano-leopoldo-lopez-esta-aislado-en-la-carcel.shtml. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "Venezuela's Leopoldo Lopez being released from prison to house arrest". CNN. 8 July 2017.
- ↑ "Líderes políticos reaccionan ante traslado de Ledezma y López a Ramo Verde" (in es-ES). La Patilla. 1 August 2017. http://www.lapatilla.com/site/2017/08/01/lideres-politicos-reaccionan-ante-traslado-de-ledezma-y-lopez-a-ramo-verde/. Retrieved 1 August 2017.