Francisco Gómez is a
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
n politician. He was governor of
Bolívar state. In the
2008 Venezuelan regional elections he won 67% of the vote, against
Andrés Velásquez' 30%. He was previously president of the
Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG).
Career
While on the negotiation commission to resolve the 15-month-long dispute at
Sidor, Rangel ordered the National Guard to fire on protesting Sidor workers." In April 2008, President
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, Bolivarian Revolution, revolutionary, and Officer (armed forces), military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until De ...
ordered SIDOR to be nationalised.
Sanctions
Rangel has been
sanctioned by several countries.
In November 2017, the
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada (), formally His Majesty's Government (), is the body responsible for the federation, federal administration of Canada. The term ''Government of Canada'' refers specifically to the executive, which includes Minister of t ...
sanctioned Rangel Gómez as being someone who participated in "significant acts of corruption or who have been involved in serious violations of human rights".
On January 6, 2018 the US Department of State issued sanctions against Francisco Rangel Gómez and 3 other officials of the Venezuelan government for their alleged links with corruption networks.
In March 2018, Panama sanctioned 55 public officials, including Rangel Gómez.
[ Also a]
Panama Economic and Finance Ministry
References
Living people
Governors of Bolívar (state)
United Socialist Party of Venezuela politicians
People of the Crisis in Venezuela
Year of birth missing (living people)
People of the 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts
Hugo Chávez ministers
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