Venezuelan Leader Delcy Rodríguez Replaces Senior Military Commanders

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Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez replaces senior military commanders

The reshuffle follows Delcy Rodríguez's appointment of a new defence minister, a move human rights groups described as a "recycling of impunity".

Delcy Rodríguez replaces Venezuela’s top military commanders

Interim president announces changes after firing defence minister, who was close to Maduro, the leader ousted by US Venezuela’s interim president has said she has replaced all her senior military commanders, the latest in a flurry of changes since the US ousted Nicolás Maduro.Delcy Rodríguez announced the changes in a social media post a day after firing the long-serving defence minister, who had been close to Maduro, and replacing him with a fo…

Delcy Rodríguez removes Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defense minister

Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday removed Vladimir Padrino López as defense minister and appointed General Gustavo González López in his place, ending one of the longest and most politically sensitive tenures within the country’s ruling military hierarchy. Venezuelan media reported the move citing Rodríguez’s official message on X, in which she thanked Padrino for his “loyalty to the homeland” and said he would take on “n