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Ministry Of Public Works And Housing (Venezuela)
The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Spanish: ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Públicas y Vivienda'', ''MOPVI'') was a ministry of the Venezuelan government until June 2010. The creation of the Ministry of Infrastructure was proposed in 1999. The ministry was formed from the merger of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Urban Development. It was established as per the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 36,775 of August 30, 1999, and amended by Gazette No. 36,850 of December 14, 1999. It was later amended by Decree No. 3,125 in the Gazette No. 38,024 of September 16, 2004. At that point, the Ministry of Housing and Habitat was created and the Infrastructure ministry lost responsibility for housing. In June 2010 the Venezuelan government divided the agency into two new agencies, the ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte y Comunicaciones'' and the ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para Vivienda y Hábitat'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministerio Del Poder Popular Para Transporte Y Comunicaciones
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (Spanish: ''Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Transporte y Comunicaciones'' "Ministry of Popular Power for Transportation and Communications", MTC) of Venezuela was created in June 2010, to cover transport and communications in Venezuela. Its creation saw the disappearance of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (''Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Públicas y Vivienda''), split into this ministry and the '' Ministerio del Poder Popular para Vivienda y Hábitat''. Its headquarters were in the ''Torre MTC'' in Chacao, Caracas, Miranda. In November 2011 Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, announced that the MTC would be divided into two ministries, the Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transport and the Ministry of Ground Transport. Responsibilities Among other responsibilities the ministry covered the air accident investigation body ( Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil), Simón Bolívar International Airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Universal (Caracas)
''El Universal'' is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas.Browning, Mark (2003),Venezuela, ''World Press Encyclopedia'' ''El Universal'' is part of the Latin American Newspaper Association (Spanish, ''Periodicals Associates Latin-Americans''), an organization of leading newspapers in Latin America. Its main rival is '' El Nacional.'' The newspaper does not disclose circulation figures. History ''El Universal'' was founded in April 1909 in Caracas by the Venezuelan poet Andrés Mata and his friend Andrés Vigas, being the oldest of current Venezuelan newspapers. Political stance and editorial opinion On the morning of 13 April 2002, when the removal of Hugo Chávez in what later came to be referred to as the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt appeared a success, the paper headlined ''¡Un Paso Adelante!'' (One Step Forward!). The newspaper was described as pro-opposition by ''The Guardian'' in 2008, by the BBC in 2013 and by Reuters numerous times betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Reyes Reyes
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diosdado Cabello
Diosdado Cabello Rondón (born 15 April 1963Vicepresidencia de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela also drug lord of Venezuela , atentamente alcardonDiosdado Cabello Rondón, accessed 19 April 2010) is a Venezuelan politician and current member of the National Assembly of Venezuela, where he previously served as Speaker. He is also an active member of the Venezuelan armed forces, with the rank of captain. Cabello played a key role in Hugo Chávez's return to power following the 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt. He became a leading member of Chavez’s Movimiento V República (MVR), and remains a leading member of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela, into which MVR was merged in 2007. Governor of Miranda state from 2004 to 2008, he lost the 2008 election to prominent opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski and was subsequently appointed Public Works & Housing Minister. In November 2009, he was additionally appointed head of the National Commission of Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Carrizales
Ramón Alonso Carrizales Rengifo (born 8 November 1952) is a Venezuelan politician who was the vice president of Venezuela from January 2008 to January 2010. Carrizales was a Colonel of the Venezuelan Armed Forces (retired in 1994) and was educated at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences, where he graduated in 1974. He was appointed vice president by President Hugo Chávez in January 2008 after previously serving as chair of the ''Fondo Nacional de Transporte Urbano (Fontur)'' from 2000 to 2004, Infrastructure Minister 2004 to 2006, and Housing Minister from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Chavez appointed Carrizales to also serve as the Minister of Defense. On 25 January 2010, Carrizales resigned as both Defense Minister and Vice President for personal reasons. Sanctions On 25 February 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions in effect against Carrizales and governors of 3 other Venezuelan states for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Salvador Quevedo Fernández , a common nickname for those named Manuel
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Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Portugal Places * Manuel, Valencia, a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain * Manuel Junction, railway station near Falkirk, Scotland Other * Manuel (American horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel (Australian horse), a thoroughbred racehorse * Manuel and The Music of The Mountains, a musical ensemble * ''Manuel'' (album), music album by Dalida, 1974 See also *Manny Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conviasa
Línea Aérea Conviasa (legally ''Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Servicios Aéreos'') is a Venezuelan airline with its headquarters on the grounds of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela, near Caracas. It is the flag carrier and largest airline of Venezuela, operating services to domestic destinations and to destinations in the Caribbean and South America. History Early years In January 1997, Venezuela's former flag carrier, Viasa, ceased operations after 37 years of service due to prolonged financial problems. In May 2001, the idea to create a new flag carrier for Venezuela was proposed, but in December 2002, the project was put on hold until October 1, 2003. On March 31, 2004, then President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, signed a decree that formally established the airline. This decree was published in the nation's official gazette the next day. On November 28, 2004, Conviasa's inaugural flight was made with a De Havilland Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junta Investigadora De Accidentes De Aviación Civil
The ''Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Board'' (JIAAC ) was the civil aviation accident investigation agency of Venezuela. The JIAAC had its headquarters in Chacao, Caracas, Miranda State. Before its closure, it was an organization under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. It was originally the ''Air Accident Investigation Committee'' (CIAA, ). Previously the JIAAC was an independent authority of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing.Executive Summary Venezuela " Archive |
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international scheduled air transport, air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ICAO headquarters are located in the ''Quartier international de Montréal, Quartier International'' of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The ICAO Council adopts standards and recommended practices concerning air navigation, its infrastructure, flight inspection, prevention of unlawful interference, and facilitation of border-crossing procedures for international civil aviation. ICAO defines the protocols for Aviation accidents and incidents, air accident investigation that are followed by :Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents, transport safety authorities in countries signatory to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The Air Navigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Civil Aviation
The National Institute of Civil Aviation (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil, INAC) is a Venezuelan civil aviation agency. Its headquarters were in the ''Torre Británica'' in Caracas, Miranda, and it had offices in the ''Edificio Sede IAIM'' on the property of Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Vargas.Ubicación" National Institute of Civil Aviation. Retrieved on May 6, 2011. "Sede Principal Urb. Altamira Sur, Av. José Félix Sosa, Torre Británica, Pisos 2,3, 4, 5 y 6. Chacao, Zona Postal 1060. Estado Miranda Caracas" and "Sede Maiquetía Aeropuerto Internacional de Maiquetía Simón Bolívar, Edificio Sede IAIM, piso 1. Estado Vargas Maiquetía" The ''Decreto con fuerza de Ley de Aviación Civil'' (Decree-Civil Aviation Act) established INAC. The decree, of the date September 28, 2001, was published in the ''Gaceta Oficial No. 37.293''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
