Juan Requesens
Juan Requesens | |
|---|---|
Juan Carlos Requesens Martínez | |
 Requesens at a protest in 2017 | |
 Deputy of the National Assembly for Táchira | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2016 | |
 President of the Commission for Social Development and Integration | |
| In office 18 January 2017 – 30 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Pizarro |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Olivares |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Carlos Requesens Martínez March 17, 1989 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party |  Primero Justicia |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Unity Roundtable |
| Spouse | Orianna Granati (2015—) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Juan Guillermo Requesens Paula Martínez |
| Relatives | Rafaela Requesens |
| Residence(s) | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
Juan Requesens is a Deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly, elected in 2015 and sworn in on 5 January 2016. He was a student leader at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), and a leader of student opposition protesters during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. He led marches opposing the Government of Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro, hoping[citation needed] to start a larger movement of Venezuelans.[1] He was arrested in August 2018 in relation to a supposed drone attack on President Maduro.[2]
Campus politician
Requesens began his political endeavors while attending Central University of Venezuela (UCV), where he was a political science major and the 2011 student council president.[3][4][5] He began demonstrations against the Venezuelan government in January 2013 when he helped organize a joint protest of students from UCV and Andrés Bello Catholic University.[6] At UCV, he used Twitter to hold student debates.[7]
2014 Venezuelan protests
The main demands of Requesens' movement were for the release of protesters who had been jailed, justice for protesters killed and allegedly tortured, and that if a meeting were to be held with President Maduro, that it would be broadcast live on television. He believed in 2014 that asking for Maduro's removal as President was a "dead end" and said that the “strategy of escalating confrontation will just give the government the chance to discredit us and continue with more repression”. Requesens' movement has been called a more moderate approach than that of Leopoldo López Mendoza.[1]
Arrest
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Requesens was arrested in August 2018 in relation to a supposed drone attack on President Maduro.[8]
Personal life
Requesens' father is a doctor and his mother is an English teacher, his sister is the activist Rafaela Requesens.[1] Requesens is married to Orianna Granati, and they have two young children, Sabina (b. 2015) and Adriano (b. 2017).[9][10] His political idol is former Venezuelan president Rómulo Betancourt, who is known as the "father of Venezuelan democracy".[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Miroff, Nick (11 March 2014). "Student who lives with parents rises as a leader in Venezuela's protests". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Venezuela's President Ties Opposition Leader to Drone Attack". Time. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Rosati, Andrew (20 February 2014). "Will Venezuela's protests fizzle out?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Student leader Requesens rises as leader in Venezuelan protests". UPI. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Juan Requesens es el nuevo presidente de la FCU de la UCV" (in Spanish). Notiactual. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Lideres estudiantiles anuncian protestas pacíficas para este viernes" (in Spanish). La Patilla. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Template:Es "El 'toma y dame' entre Juan Requesens y Kevin Ávila". Diario de Caracas. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Venezuela's President Ties Opposition Leader to Drone Attack". Time. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ "Esposa de Requesens rompe el silencio tras compartir emotivo mensaje (Video)" [Requesens' wife breaks silence by sharing an emotional message (video)]. Venezuela al día (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Encarcelamiento de diputado Requesens unió a las fracciones opositoras en la AN". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2018.
External links
- Otis, John (24 May 2016). "'Things could explode': Why pressure is mounting as Venezuela's economy melts down". CBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Camacho, Carlos (June 2017). "Venezuela's New Government Approach to Crowd Control: Robbery". Latin American Herald Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Template:Es Reyes, Ivan (13 February 2017). "Candidatos a la FCU de la UCV buscan revivir el sentimiento universitario". Efecto Cocuyo CA. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Template:Es "Hermana de Juan Requesens fue liberada tras secuestro en Táchira Roxana Peña". panorama.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Template:Es "Hermana y amigo del diputado electo Juan Requesens fueron secuestrados". El Universal (Caracas). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- Template:Es Reyes, Ivan (18 February 2017). "Rafaela Requesens ganó elecciones en la UCV, entre nubes de gas lacrimógeno". Efecto Cocuyo CA. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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