Delcy Rodríguez dismissed Vladimir Padrino as Minister of Defense in Venezuela
The interim president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, dismissed Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino on Wednesday, who had led the Chavista Armed Forces for more than a decade...
TL;DR
- Delcy Rodríguez, interim president of Venezuela, dismissed Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino.
- Padrino had led the Chavista Armed Forces for over a decade.
- Rodríguez assumed temporary functions after Nicolás Maduro's fall in a US military operation on January 3.
- Rodríguez's decisions have aligned with directives from the US government led by Donald Trump.
- Gustavo González López has been appointed as the new Minister of Defense.
- González López previously served as head of the presidential guard and counterintelligence director.
- The Venezuelan military controls various companies and ministries, amidst corruption allegations.
- González López has held positions such as director of SEBIN and Minister of Interior and Justice.