Fernando Martínez Mottola
Fernando Martínez Mottola | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Transport and Communications | |
| In office 10 January 1992 – 1993 | |
| President | Carlos Andrés Pérez |
| Preceded by | Roberto Smith |
| Succeeded by | César Quintín Rosales |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Fernando Martínez Mottola is a Venezuelan politician who served as Minister of Transport and Communications during the second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez.
Career
[edit]In 1990 Mottola came to the president of CANTV where he directed the privatization of the company, convincing president Carlos Andrés Pérez who until then opposed the idea. He was later appointed Minister of Transport and Communications by Pérez.[1]
In 1991 he declared that in addition to removing La Mancha Negra, a mysterious black substance that oozed from streets in Caracas, he would also remove residents near the Caracas-La Guaira highway as they "were part of the problem creating filters on the road".[2] In 2019 he was one of Juan Guaidó's top advisers and participated as a representative in a negotiation between the government and the opposition in Norway.
Political exile
[edit]On 26 March 2024, Argentine president Javier Milei confirmed in a press release that Mottola, along with Magalli Meda, Humberto Villalobos, Claudia Macero, Omar González, and Pedro Urruchurtu were being protected as guests in the Argentine ambassador's residence,[3] which underwent a series of two sieges that cut off power.[4] On 29 March, the Argentine government granted political asylum to the group after they formally requested it.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Estas fueron las razones que llevaron a CAP a privatizar CANTV, contado por el ex ministro Martínez Mottola" [These were the reasons that led CAP to privatize CANTV, as told by former minister Martínez Mottola]. MundoUR (in Spanish). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Espinosa, María Elisa (19 January 2001). "La Mancha Negra contraataca" [La Mancha Negra counterattack]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Gobierno argentino confirma que acogió a dirigentes opositores en la residencia de su embajador en Caracas" [Argentine government confirms that it hosted opposition leaders at the residence of its ambassador in Caracas]. Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). 26 March 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Pedro Urruchurtu: "La compañía eléctrica de Venezuela se llevó los fusibles que le brindan el servicio a la embajada de Argentina"" [Pedro Urruchurtu: "The Venezuelan electricity company took the fuses that provide the service to the Argentine embassy"]. infobae (in Spanish). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Argentina concede asilo a líderes opositores venezolanos hospedados en su embajada en Caracas" [Argentina grants asylum to Venezuelan opposition leaders staying at its embassy in Caracas]. CNN en Español (in Spanish). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Argentina confirma que negocia salvoconductos para los seis opositores refugiados en su Embajada en Caracas" [Argentina confirms that it is negotiating safe conduct for the six opposition members who have taken refuge in its embassy in Caracas]. infobae (in Spanish). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.