Delcy Rodríguez dismisses Padrino López after more than a decade as Defense Minister
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, dismissed Vladimir Padrino López after more than a decade as Defense Minister and appointed General Gustavo González López amid a reconfiguration of military power.
TL;DR
- Delcy Rodríguez, acting president of Venezuela, dismissed Vladimir Padrino López as Minister of Defense.
- Padrino López served as Minister of Defense for over a decade, starting in October 2014.
- General Gustavo González López has been appointed as the new Minister of Defense.
- González López previously served as commander general of the Presidential Honor Guard and head of Military Counterintelligence.
- The dismissal follows a military attack that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.