2015 in Venezuela
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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Venezuela.
Incumbents[]
Governors[]
- Amazonas: Liborio Guarulla
- Anzoátegui: Aristóbulo Istúriz
- Apure: Ramón Carrizales
- Aragua: Tareck El Aissami
- Barinas: Adán Chávez
- Bolívar: Francisco Rangel Gómez
- Carabobo: Francisco Ameliach
- Cojedes: Erika Farías
- Delta Amacuro:
- Falcón:
- Guárico: Ramón Rodríguez Chacín
- Lara: Henri Falcón
- Mérida:
- Miranda: Henrique Capriles Radonski
- Monagas:
- Nueva Esparta: Carlos Mata Figueroa
- Portuguesa:
- Sucre: Luis Acuña
- Táchira: José Vielma Mora
- Trujillo: Henry Rangel Silva
- Vargas: Jorge García Carneiro
- Yaracuy: Julio León Heredia
- Zulia: Francisco Arias Cárdenas
Events[]
February[]
- 19 February — Venezuelan police arrest the Opposition Mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma without a warrant on the anniversary of the arrest of another opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez. The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro accused him of organizing a coup d'état with the support of the United States but the US has denied this.[1]
- 24 February — in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Kluivert Roa is killed by an officer of the Policía Nacional Bolivariana in a protest against President Nicolás Maduro.
March[]
- 9 March — U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order declaring Venezuela a national security threat to the U.S.[2]
- 15 March — The National Assembly passed the Anti-Imperialist Enabling Law to President Nicolás Maduro, that allows him to legislate from 15 March to 31 December.[3]
Media[]
- El desertor, directed by Raúl Chamorro.
References[]
- ^ "Caracas Opposition Mayor Detained on Anniversary of Protests".
- ^ "Executive Order – Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela". Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "AN aprueba en segunda discusión "Ley Habilitante Antiimperialista"". 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
Categories:
- 2015 in Venezuela
- Years of the 21st century in Venezuela
- 2015 by country
- 2015 in South America
- 2010s in Venezuela