Gustavo González López
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Gustavo Enrique González López is a Venezuelan military officer who has served as Minister of Defense since 2026. He was formerly the director of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service.
López in 2026
Bolivarian Army of Venezuela
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The Bolivarian Army of Venezuela, is the land arm of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. Also known as Bolivarian Army, its role is to be responsible for land-based operations against e
Gustavo González López
…to secure peace in the country, citizen and national security". On 1 July 2017, President Nicolás Maduro named González López general-in-chief of the Venezuelan army. In 2018, González López allegedly faced scrutiny within the Maduro government following a drone attack targeting Maduro and the death of Fernando Albán…
Detail of The Battle of Carabobo (1887) by Martín Tovar y Tovar.
An equestrian portrait of General Joaquin Crespo, by Arturo Michelena 1897.
T-72B1V tanks of the Venezuelan Army during a parade in homage to the death of former president Hugo Chávez, March 2014.