David Eugenio de Lima Salas (born 1959) is a Venezuelan politician.
Career
He was elected Governor of the state of
Anzoátegui
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in the
2000 regional elections for the
MVR. He later broke with the MVR and lost to his MVR successor,
Tarek Saab
Tarek William Saab Halabi (, ar, طارق وليام صعب حلبي; born 10 September 1962) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela ...
, in the
2004 elections.
De Lima was a member of the
Movement for Socialism (MAS) for 32 years, but in 2012 described MAS as "a failed project".
[ He was elected to the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.][ '' El Tiempo'', 2 September 2012]
David De Lima: un triunfo de Capriles sería un milagro malo, no creo que ocurra
De Lima accused his successor as governor, Tarek Saab
Tarek William Saab Halabi (, ar, طارق وليام صعب حلبي; born 10 September 1962) is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela ...
, of using his position for political persecution, after Saab's wife accused De Lima of mismanagement.Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...
in 1987.[
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See also
* 2012 Venezuelan presidential election#Capriles
References
1959 births
Living people
Governors of Anzoátegui
People from Puerto la Cruz
Central University of Venezuela alumni
Movement for Socialism (Venezuela) politicians
Fifth Republic Movement politicians
Members of the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly of 1999
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