Ángela Zago is a Venezuelan former guerrilla fighter, journalist and writer. She served as a constituent of Venezuela's 1999 National Constituent Assembly.
Ángela Zago | |
|---|---|
| Member of the 1999 National Constituent Assembly of Venezuela | |
| In office 3 August 1999 – 31 January 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer, guerrilla fighter |
Career
editDuring the 1960s, Angela Zago participated in the Venezuelan guerrilla movement of the time.[1] Ángela Zago was elected as deputy to the National Constituent Assembly in 1999 for the Movimiento Quinta República (MVR) party,[2] where she served as a member of the Security and Defense Committee.[3]
In her literary career, Zago published in 1972 the book Aquí no ha pasado nada, in which she describes her role as a guerrilla fighter. The work has been translated and republished several times. In 1989 she published Existe la vida, in 1997 Sobreviví a mi madre, and in 1998 La rebelión de los ángeles.[4][5]
Personal life
editZago initially admired Chavismo before it came to power, publishing the book "The Rebellion of the Angels" in reference to the 1992 Venezuelan first coup attempt,[6] subsequently adopted a critical stance towards it. This included Hugo Chávez's actions during the events of April 11, 2002, such as the activation of the Avila plan. Ángela is married to Napoleón Bravo, who is also a journalist.[7][8]
Works
edit- «Aquí no ha pasado nada» (1972)
- «Existe la vida» (1989)
- «Sobreviví a mi madre» (1997)
- «La rebelión de los ángeles» (1998)
References
edit- ^ de Jesús Prieto, Adlin. "Del testimonio a la autobiografía. Ángela Zago y su proyecto de escritura". El Hablador. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Reyes, Ascension (2017-05-23). "Alvarenga: Una Constituyente sectorizada es fascismo al estilo Mussolini". Efecto Cocuyo. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Bravo, Napoleón; Zago, Angela; Farfán, Juan Carlos; Parra, Claudia (1999), Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela (ed.), Angela Zago: entrevista, Venevisión, retrieved 2023-06-12
- ^ de Jesús Prieto, Adlin. "Del testimonio a la autobiografía. Ángela Zago y su proyecto de escritura". El Hablador. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Barráez, Sebastiana (7 April 2017). "Quién es el coronel de la Operación contra Maduro". Reportero24. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "SEBASTIANA BARRÁEZ: Quién es el coronel de la Operación contra Maduro". Reportero24. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Periodista que admiró el chavismo denuncia abusos en su país". Diario Las Américas. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Periodista que admiró el chavismo denuncia abusos en su país". Runrunes. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
External links
edit- Zago, Angela (2019). "TESTIMONIO Y VERDAD: UN TESTIMONIO SOBRE LA GUERRILLA". Docplayer.
- "Editorial de Angela Zago Nov 22". Soundcloud. En La Mira. 2017.
- "Editorial de Angela Zago Nov 27". Soundcloud. En La Mira. 2017.