Aristóbulo Istúriz

Aristóbulo Iztúriz
Minister of Education
In office
4 September 2018 – 27 April 2021
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byElías Jaua
Vice President of the Constituent Assembly
In office
4 August 2017 – 17 August 2017
PresidentDelcy Rodríguez
Succeeded byElvis Amoroso[1]
Tania Díaz
Vice President of Venezuela
In office
6 January 2016 – 4 January 2017
PresidentNicolás Maduro
Preceded byJorge Arreaza
Succeeded byTareck El Aissami
Governor of Anzoátegui
In office
2012–2016
Preceded byTarek William Saab
Succeeded byNelson Moreno
Personal details
Born
Aristóbulo Istúriz Almeida

(1946-12-20)20 December 1946
Curiepe, Miranda, Venezuela
Died27 April 2021(2021-04-27) (aged 74)
Caracas, Venezuela
Political partyUnited Socialist Party of Venezuela
Alma materPedagogic Institute of Caracas

Aristóbulo Iztúriz Almeida (20 December 1946 – 27 April 2021)[2] was a Venezuelan politician and academic who was Vice President of Venezuela from January 2016 to January 2017.

In 2017 Canada imposed sanctions against him. The sanctions were for behaviors that undermined democracy after 125 people were killed in the 2017 Venezuelan protests.[3][4]

Iztúriz died on 27 April 2021 from problems caused by heart surgery in Caracas, aged 74.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Elvis Amoroso designado como primer vicepresidente de la ANC". Ultimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Press, Europa (2021-04-28). "Muere a los 74 años el ministro de Educación de Venezuela, Aristóbulo Istúriz". Europa Press. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Canada imposes sanctions on key Venezuelan officials". CBC Canada. Thomson Reuters. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Zilio, Michelle (22 September 2017). "Canada sanctions 40 Venezuelans with links to political, economic crisis". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 April 2019. Also at Punto de Corte and El Nacional
  5. ↑ "Fallece Aristóbulo Istúriz, ministro colaborador de Maduro y Chávez". El Comercio. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.