Didalco Bolívar
Didalco Antonio Bolívar Graterol | |
|---|---|
| 57th Governor of Aragua | |
| In office 1995–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Tablante (MAS) |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Isea (PSUV) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | For Social Democracy |
| Profession | Politician |
Didalco Bolívar is a Venezuelan politician, and was Governor of Aragua State from 1995 to 2008. His first three election victories (1995, 1998, 2000) were as a representative of the Movement for Socialism. In the 2004 elections he represented For Social Democracy (PODEMOS), a party he co-founded in 2003.[1]
In 2009 he fled to Peru after being charged with corruption allegedly committed while Governor.[1] He was arrested on his return to Venezuela on 31 August 2011, and was released on probation in September.[2] Shortly before his return he claimed that PODEMOS was selling nominations for governorships, and had concluded a $9m deal with a Miami-based businessman associated with the party.[3]
In June 2012 Bolívar was declared provisional president of PODEMOS following a court challenge.[4] Bolívar argued that he had never given up the leadership of PODEMOS, and that the appropriate electoral procedures to replace him had not been followed.[5] One of his first acts was to announce PODEMOS would withdraw from the Socialist International,[4] after the organization had rejected the Supreme Court of Venezuela decision that installed him as provisional president.[6] Another was to declare that PODEMOS would support Chávez' candidacy in the October 2012 elections.[5] He said that 70% of PODEMOS supporters wanted Chávez re-elected.[7]
References
- ^ a b Peruvian Times, 22 August 2009, Former Venezuelan governor and Chávez critic Didalco Bolivar in Lima seeking political asylum
- ^ (in Spanish) El Nacional, 15 September 2011, Didalco Bolívar quedó en libertad Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Spanish) El Nacional, 15 August 2011, Didalco Bolívar acusa a Ismael García de negociar candidaturas de Podemos[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Globovision, 9 June 2012, Didalco Bolívar anunció retiro de Podemos de la Internacional Socialista Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Juan Carlos Salas, El Impulso, 8 June 2012, Didalco Bolívar denuncia ante el CNE apoyo electoral del partido Podemos Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today
- ^ (in Spanish) El Universal, 9 June 2012, Rechazan decisión del TSJ de entregar Podemos a Didalco Bolívar
- ^ (in Spanish) Venevision, 10 June 2012, Didalco Bolívar anunció que Podemos oficializó ante CNE inscripción de candidatura de Chávez