The National Experimental University of the Armed Forces ( Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada Bolivariana'', UNEFA) is a Venezuelan public university associated with the Venezuelan armed forces. Founded in 1974 by the former president Rafael Caldera as the National Armed Forces Higher Polytechnical Institution (''Instituto Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales''), it was renamed by the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in 1999. In 2009 it had 61 campuses, and was present in every

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except Monagas, with 235,000 students enrolled in May 2009. Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada Bolivariana

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Keysi Sayago Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera (born 6 October 1993), formerly known professionally as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016. She represented the state of Monagas at the pageant ...

Miss Venezuela 2016 Miss Venezuela 2016 was the 63rd edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant held on October 5, 2016 at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, outgoing titleholder Mariam Habach of Lara crowned Keysi Sayago of ...

* Hugo Chavez,

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Naomi Soazo Naomi Alejandra Soazo Boccardo (born 19 December 1988) is a visually impaired Venezuelan judoka. She competed in a number of international events, such as the International Blind Sports Federation World Championships, but is best known for bein ...

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* Diosdado Cabello, President of the Constituent Assembly * Nicolás Maduro Guerra, Politician and

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* Vladimir Padrino López,

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José Salazar José Salazar (born December 9, 1957) is a retired triple jumper from Venezuela. Achievements References * 1983 Year Ranking 1957 births Living people Venezuelan male triple jumpers Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (tr ...

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