Alí Rodríguez Araque
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Alí Rodríguez Araque | |
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Secretary General of OPEC | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 30 June 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Rilwanu Lukman |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Silva Calderón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1937 Ejido, Mérida, Venezuela |
| Died | 19 November 2018 (aged 81) Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | PPT |
| Profession | Politician, diplomat, lawyer |
Alí Rodríguez Araque (9 September 1937 – 19 November 2018)Minister of Finance in June 2008.[3] His last occupation was Ambassador of Venezuela in Cuba since 2014 until his death in 2018.
Career
Born in
crude oil[citation needed]; he wrote several works about the energy sector.[citation needed
]
During the 1960s and early 1970s, he was active in the
guerrilla movement operating in Venezuela.[citation needed] He was known as "Commander Fausto", allegedly acting as an explosives expert. He was one of the last guerrilla fighters to put down arms, after the so-called "appeasement" policy (Pacificación) signaled the end of the armed insurgency.[citation needed] He was pardoned and became involved in parliamentary politics, and was elected to the then National Congress.[citation needed
] He was minister of energy of Venezuela from 1999, when Chávez took office, until 2000.
In 2000 he was elected
foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle. On 1 September 2006, Rodríguez was appointed as Ambassador of Venezuela to Cuba.[4] Later he served some time as Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela for the Andean region in Venezuela[5] before being appointed as Minister of Finance by Chávez on 15 June 2008.[6] He died in Havana on 19 November 2018 at the age of 81.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 October 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - PSUV. 2 March 2013. Archived from the originalon 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Ministerio del Poder Popular para Economía y Finanzas - Galería". 26 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Ex canciller Rodríguez será nuevo embajador venezolano en Cuba". Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
- ^ Últimas Noticias, Monday, 16 June 2008, p. 12
- ^ Reporte diario de la economía, Monday, 16 June 2008, p. 19
- ^ "Murió en Cuba Alí Rodríguez, uno de los históricos del chavismo". 19 November 2018.
External links
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- World Energy Magazine – The Global Energy Industry: An Opportunity for Cooperation, Stability and Investment
- World Energy Magazine – OPEC: New Realities and New Challenges
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