Darío Vivas
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Darío Vivas | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Vivas in 2013 | |
| Head of Government of the Capital District of Venezuela | |
| In office 29 January 2020 – 13 August 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Nicolás Maduro |
| Preceded by | Carolina Cestari |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Faría |
| President of the Fundación Audiovisual Nacional de Televisión ANTV | |
| In office 15 January 2016 – 13 August 2020 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Vargas state | |
| In office 15 January 2016 – 29 January 2020 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for the Capital District | |
| In office 5 January 2006 – 5 January 2011 | |
| First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 January 2013 – 5 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Aristóbulo Istúriz |
| Succeeded by | Elvis Amoroso |
| First Vice President of the National Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 January 2010 – 5 January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Saúl Ortega |
| Succeeded by | Aristóbulo Istúriz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco January 12, 1950 San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela |
| Died | August 13, 2020 (aged 70) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) |
| Alma mater | Universidad Católica Santa Rosa |
Darío Ramón Vivas Velasco (12 June 1950 – 13 August 2020)[1] was a Venezuelan politician, member of the 2017 National Constituent Assembly and the Governor of the Capital District.
Vivas formerly served as National Assembly deputy representing the Capital District for two consecutive periods. He also served as its first vice president twice (2010–2011) and (2013–2015) and as vice president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference in 2015.[2]
Political career
He was Director of Tours and Events for the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) until 2006, when the party was renamed to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), where Vivas held the same position of Director of tours and events.
He served as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela for two consecutive periods from 2010 to 2017, separating from his position to run for the next election. On 30 July 2017, he was re-elected as a member of the National Constituent Assembly.
Death
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela, Vivas announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on 19 July 2020.[3] He died from the virus on 13 August 2020, at the age of 70.[4]
Laws
The laws promoted by Darío Vivas as Deputy to the National Assembly have included:
- Reform of the Electoral Processes (2009)
- Community Council Law Reform (2009)
- Creation of the Two Level Municipal Regime of the Metropolitan Area (2009)
- Special Law of the Capital District Regime (2009)
- Capital District Budget Law (2009)
- Law on Protection of Mortgage Debtors (2007)
Sanctions
United States
On 9 August 2017, the United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Vivas for his position in the 2017 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.[5]
Panama
On 29 March 2018, Vivas was sanctioned by the Panamanian government for his alleged involvement with "money laundering, financing of terrorism and financing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."[6]
Canada
Responding to the May 2018 presidential election, Canada sanctioned 14 Venezuelans, including Vivas,[7] stating that the "economic, political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has continued to worsen as it moves ever closer to full dictatorship".[8] The government said the 2018 presidential election was "illegitimate and anti-democratic,"[7] and sanctioned Vivas, along with 13 other members of the Constituent Assembly and Supreme Court.[9]
References
- ^ "Falleció Darío Vivas, víctima del covid-19" (in Spanish). August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ "MinCI | Darío Vivas fue designado vicepresidente de la Unión Interparlamentaria". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Jefe de gobierno de Caracas, también con coronavirus". Deutsche Welle. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Governor of Venezuela's capital district, key Maduro ally, dies of COVID-19". Reuters. August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Treasury Sanctions Eight Individuals Involved in Venezuela's Illegitimate Constituent Assembly". United States Department of the Treasury. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- ^ "Estos son los 55 "rojitos" que Panamá puso en la mira por fondos dudosos | El Cooperante". El Cooperante (in European Spanish). March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Canada to impose sanctions on more Venezuelan officials". VOA News. Reuters. May 30, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Regulations amending the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations: SOR/2018-114". Canada Gazette, Part II. 152 (12). May 30, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Trillo, Manuel (May 30, 2018). "Canadá impone sanciones a la mujer de Maduro y otros trece cargos del régimen de Venezuela" [Canada imposes sanctions on Maduro's wife and thirteen other charges of the Venezuelan regime]. ABC International (in Spanish). Retrieved April 4, 2019.