Julio Borges
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Julio Borges | |
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National Assembly of Venezuela | |
President | Juan Guaidó |
8th President of the National Assembly | |
In office 5 January 2017 – 5 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Henry Ramos Allup |
Succeeded by | Omar Barboza |
Deputy of the National Assembly for Miranda State | |
In office 5 January 2011 – 8 August 2018 | |
In office 14 August 2000 – 5 January 2006 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Julio Andrés Borges Junyent October 22, 1969 Caracas, Venezuela |
Political party | Justice First |
Other political affiliations | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
Alma mater | Andrés Bello Catholic University Boston College University of Oxford |
Awards | Sakharov Prize (2017) |
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Julio Andrés Borges Junyent (born 22 October 1969, in
Political career
In the
Borges ran for president in the opposition primaries for the
Education
Borges studied law at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, graduating in 1992, and got a master's degree in philosophy at Boston College (1994) and public policy at the University of Oxford (1996).[1][2] He is married, and has four children.[1]
Arrest warrant
In 2020, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela ordered his arrest for allegedly participating in the 2018 Caracas drone attack against Nicolás Maduro. On 13 July 2020, the Attorney General's Office issued an arrest warrant for the alleged crimes of treason,[5] usurpation of functions and association to commit crimes. On 16 January 2023, the attorney general appointed by the Constituent Assembly, Tarek William Saab, announced that the Public Ministry has requested a third arrest warrant against Borges, charged for participating in the 2019 uprising attempt of 30 April.[6]
References
- ^ a b c (in Spanish) primicias24.com, 20 July 2011, Dirigente político PJ Julio Borges: “Nosotros tenemos con qué ser el mejor país del mundo”
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Nunez Munoz, Ingrid and Pineda Moran, Nury (2003), "Nuevos Partidos, Nuevos Liderazgos: Primero Justicia", Cuestiones Politicas, 30, Jan-Jun 2003, pp45-74
- ^ El Universal, 11 August 2006, Manuel Rosales is the single opposition candidate
- ^ "William Dávila y Julio Borges fueron agredidos en la AN: "Sin mediar palabras nos golpearon"". Noticias 24. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "New arrest warrant issued against Borges for treason - Últimas Noticias". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Venezuela: Prosecutor's Office issues new arrest warrant for opposition leader Julio Borges". YouTube.
External links
- Primero Justicia Official webpage in Venezuela
- Borges, Julio (10 April 2019). "Cuba Has Hijacked Venezuela: Venezuelans are not victims of a single dictatorship, but of two". The New York Times.