Hernán Alemán
Hernán Alemán | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cabimas | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Mayor of Cabimas | |
| In office 2000–2008 | |
| Deputy to the Asamblea Nacional for the 10th circuit, state of Zulia[1] | |
| In office 2011–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hernán Claret Alemán Pérez[citation needed] May 21, 1955[1] |
| Died | July 7, 2020 (aged 65)[2] |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 complications |
| Political party | Acción Democrática (AD)[1] |
| Residence | Colombia[3] |
Hernán Claret Alemán Pérez (21 May 1955 – 7 July 2020) was a Venezuelan politician who served on the National Assembly representing the state of Zulia. Alemán was a member of the Acción Democrática (AD) political party.
Background
Hernán Alemán was born on 21 May 1955.[1]
Political career
Hernán Alemán served as the mayor of the municipio of Cabimas from 1989 to 1996, and again from 2000 to 2008.[citation needed]
Alemán was initially elected as a deputy to represent the 10th circuit of the state of Zulia for the 2011 to 2015 period.[citation needed] Alemán was reelected for the period spanning 2016 to 2021 by the opposition coalition of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática.[1] Alemán was a politician in exile who lived in Colombia.[3]
Operation Gideon
In May 2020, Alemán gave several interviews in which he stated that he was involved in the planning of what became Operation Gideon on 3 to 4 May 2020.[3] Alemán went as far as saying that he visited the training camps in the Colombian Guajira.[3][4] Alemán further indicated he had a great relationship with Jordan Goudreau,[3] the founder of the private military company Silvercorp,[5] which employed Luke Denman and Airan Berry as security contractors, both of whom were detained on 4 May in the course of the failed attempt to raid Caracas by sea.[6] Alemán described Jordan Goudreau as "an extraordinary man, a friend, with extraordinary skills".[3]
Death
He died in Colombia on 7 July 2020 at 65 years old due to COVID-19 complications.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dip. Hernán Alemán". Transparencia Venezuela. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Murió el diputado Hernán Alemán por covid-19" [Deputy Hernán Alemán died of COVID-19]. Panorama (in Spanish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f
"Diputado Hernán Alemán: Operación Gedeón no era para efectuar un magnicidio sino para que Maduro fuera a la cárcel" [Deputy Hernán Alemán: Operation Gideon was not to assassinate Maduro, it was so he would go to jail]. Contrapunto.com (in Spanish). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020 – via TVV Noticias.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Alemán, Hernán (16 May 2020). "Dip. Hernán Alemán, a ND: Averiguaré quién sacó a Cliver Alcalá así me cueste la vida" [Deputy Hernán Alemán to Noticiero Digital: I will find out who took out Cliver Alcalá if it's the last thing I do] (Interview) (in Spanish). Interviewed by Anaisa Rodríguez.
- ^ Freeze, Colin; Dickson, Janice (5 May 2020). "A Canadian-American military man, a failed Venezuela coup and a Twitter video". The Globe and Mail. Toronto and Ottawa. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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Wood, David (10 May 2020). "Two Texans Are Accused of Trying to Invade Venezuela. Their Family Members Want Answers". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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