Gustavo Rangel Briceño (born 1956 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan military officer. He was Minister of Defense from January 2008 to March 2009.[1]
Gustavo Rangel Briceño | |
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Minister of Defense | |
In office January 2008 – March 2009 | |
Preceded by | Raúl Baduel |
Succeeded by | Ramón Carrizalez |
Personal details | |
Born | Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela | 16 August 1956
Political party | United Socialist Party of Venezuela |
Biography
editHe was born in the city of Maracaibo on 16 August 1956. He graduated from the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences in 1978, and has a degree on mechanical engineering, in which he achieved the cum laude distinction.
References
edit- ^ "Chávez nombra nuevo ministro de Defensa al general Rangel Briceño, tras la retirada del anterior". Europa Press (in Spanish). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2023.