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came the generalissimo
Francisco de Miranda, and the Liberator SimĂłn BolĂvar, who called for immediate action to, once and for all, ensure the independence of the nation, achieved through the aforementioned 19 April coup of 1810 and later through the formal enactment of the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence. BolĂvar surprised his military colleagues, when he rejected part of the Napoleonic military assumptions, habits and behaviors, took more British soldiers and those from other nations, and even through third parties requested the assistance of the British Crown for the formation of the regular army and navy for the growing republic. And he did made no mistake indeed: the 19th century, ultimately, was dominated by British and Prussian military influences. Once in battle, BolĂvar began to develop his own tactics, military strategies and practices, whose legacy remains till this day in the National Armed Forces, and led to victory after victory and the full liberation of not just Venezuela, but of northern South America, through battles in both land and sea until the wars ended in 1824.
1957:), according to the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a military corps with police functions. With roughly 23,000 troops, its organized into 9 regional commands (division size) and 24 state level zone commands (brigade sized), with plans to expand that number to fifteen commands. Additionally, there is the Coastal Surveillance Command, the Air Support Command, the Corps of Engineers, the Logistics Support Command, the National Guard Command School and the National Guard Academy and the various other institutions under its Education Command. It is planned to structure the National Guard in divisions, under the command of the Territorial Commands. In 2007, the National Guard was renamed as the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela, and was expanded even further to include the People's Guards Command in 2011 and the Anti-extortion and Sequestration Command in 2013, with a Social Action Division in the planning stage as of present. The Commanding General of the National Guard is Major General Nestor Luis Reverol Torres.
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the Navy, the
Commanding General of the Air Force, the Commanding General of the National Guard, and the Commanding General of the National Militia General Command (AFOL Art. 42). The National Armed Forces High Council is made by the Military High Command. It is the principal organ for consultation and advice of the President of the Republic, of the National Defense Council and Minister of Defense, on issues of organization, operation, development and employment of the Armed Forces, either in peacetime or in state of emergency. Per the 2014 amendments to the Armed Forces Organic Law, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the OSC is now renamed as the National Armed Forces Senior General Staff Authority, and now has been expanded, led by the Minister of Defense and the Commandant of the OSC, and assisted by the Assistant Commandant and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, service branch commanding generals, commanding generals of the Integral Strategic Defense Regions, and a secretary general of the HCA.
1085:, who led the country as president and Commander in Chief from the early 1950s to 1958 (he was, under LTCOL Carlos Delgado Chalbaud and Germán Suárez Flamerich, the Minister of Defense) and the American influence (cultural, political and military), which started with the 1944 arrival of the first US military mission, became more prominent then in the entire history of the armed forces. So jealous of the Venezuelan Army, over the subsequent decades, the armed forces kept a precarious existing French influence, as a balance to the overwhelming American influence in the armed forces. Between the years 1945 and 1952, there was a major program of military equipment purchases almost monopolized by the United States (although other military material was acquired from other countries, mostly NATO countries) plus the military missions sent by that country, and later repeated again in the early years of the decade of the 1970s, albeit in a more balanced way by their countries of origin.
1916:) is organized the same as the other military components, with the following commands: Air Operations Command (integrated in thirteen Air Groups, consisting of squadrons of transport aircraft, helicopters, fighter and attack aircraft and training aircraft), the Air Defense Forces Command, the Airborne Command, the Air Logistics Command, the Air Personnel Command, including the Air Force Police and the Air Force Corps of Engineers, and the Air Education and Training Command, including the Air Force Academy, Air Personnel Training School, and the Air Power College. Its main objective is to protect the airspace of Venezuela in coordination with the other components of the National Armed Forces. In 2007, the Air Force was renamed as the Bolivarian National Military Air Force of Venezuela and has gone into an expansion and modernization program. The Commanding General of the Venezuelan Air Force, as of July 2015, is Major General Edgar ValentĂn Cruz Arteaga.
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and territorial militia units nationwide, plus a newly created national guards brigade. It is an autonomous and auxiliary force for the Armed Forces' service branches, with its own chain of command and service arms, reporting directly to the
President, the Minister of Defense and the Operational Strategic Command. It can be estimated at the present time about 400,000 men and women are on various training levels, but the target of its authorities is to reach 1,100,000 part-time national servicemen and women, including a newly raised youth cadet arm for university students and a women's militia component. As of 2021, the National Militia is a 3 million strong force of male and female reservists and part-time national service personnel. And as part of its expansion the National Militia has been active in training exercises with the other service branches in preparation for the duties of national wartime defense.
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the late 1950s (with a brief break in the 1940s), several of them under strong military dictators. After Marcos Perez
Jimenez left in 1958, the military role in government affairs ended with the framing of the 1961 Constitution and the replacement by civilian leaders of the military anti-Jimenez government that took power after the 1958 coup. However, the years that followed saw 2 coup attempts by military personnel with the help of groups disillusioned by government policies in the 1960s, and military repressions of student and civil rallies and actions from the late 60s onward, all these happening while fighting rebel groups present in the national territory and on the Venezuelan-Colombian border region. All these led up to the events of the 1989
2053:, raised in June 1815 and part of a more bigger guards brigade targeted for the immediate security of the Liberator, and the early 20th century 1st Cavalry Regiment "Ambrosio Plaza" that until the 1950s, albeit reduced to squadron size, provided the ceremonial security of the President and was modeled on the Prussian practices of the late 19th century. The Presidential Honor Guard Brigade is composed today by the personnel from both the five service components of the National Armed Forces and the civil security services, and is commanded by a brigadier general or colonel or equivalent. At the moment, it is a unit of Brigade size. The Brigade provides the honor guard to the President in State Arrival Ceremonies at the
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presidential candidate; former member of parliament; and current candidate for the governorship of Zulia State, by the ruling party PSUV): "in the 13 years of management of the current
Government there has been an armed forces industry of its own, having the autonomy that lacked in the Fourth Republic, when transnational corporations controlled the military sector of the country. This advance of the Venezuelan military industry gives us a range of greater encouragement, that is what we need, and the possibility of applying our inventiveness to the development of technologies that give us genuine autonomy to defend our territory."
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country, achieving a comprehensive and interdisciplinary training that enable them to interact with the management of public or private; the education system will be geared towards a sound humanistic, scientific, research and spiritual culture that promotes leadership and educational self-management, development of competences, which facilitates the adaptation of their knowledge to the continuous transformation of science and technology, with emphasis on the observance and respect of human rights and international humanitarian law.
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militiamen from that period, Jose Maria España and Manuel Gual, began the long road towards national independence with their failed revolt of 1797. It was only in the 21st century that the militias were revived this time as a full branch of the armed services of
Venezuela, formed on the basis of the various reserve commands of the National Armed Forces first as the Armed Reserve Forces, then as the National Reserve and Mobilization Command, and from 2008, as the National Bolivarian Militia.
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following commands: Fleet Forces
Command, Riverline Command, Naval Aviation Command, Coast Guard Command and the Marine Division. Operationally, the country is divided into two Naval zones; Western Naval Zone (HQ: Punto Fijo) and Eastern Naval Area (HQ: Carupano) that currently covers the Atlantic coast. The activation of the projected areas: Central Naval Area (HQ: Puerto Cabello), Atlantic (HQ: GĂĽiria) and South (HQ: Caicara Orinoco) is currently in the planning stages.
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2129:(GDP). Another source indicates that the amount is $ 4.508 billion. This amount does not include the additional credit granted by the Russian Federation of $ 4 billion, half of which will be used in fiscal year 2012, and the other half in fiscal year 2013, which would bring the official FY2012 total to $ 6.5 billion. The Bolivarian government increased salaries annually for members of the armed forces with a 505% increase in pay between 1999 and 2014.
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mostly to the leadership of military regions (REDI), Commanders
General of the service branches, the Inspector General, deputy ministers in the Ministry of Defense, and temporarily as Chief of the NBAF-OSC, if the Minister of Defence is an official asset, with the officeholder having the rank of General in Chief or Admiral in Chief. Before 2007 the 3 sun rank belonged to Generals in Chief and Admirals, and is equivalent to the rank of
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solid fuel rockets. Likewise, the CIDAE has designed and built a Flight
Simulator for the T-27 Tucano aircraft, as well as a simulator of flight to aircraft Cessna 208 Caravan, shooting simulators, and the recovery of the test benches of PT6 engines, with 80% of Venezuelan technology, not only in the design but in the software installation and the use of materials. CIDAE participa en el proyecto del satĂ©lite SimĂłn BolĂvar con China.
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Venezuelan female admiral in history and by then the current
Presidential Secretary, would be appointed as the first-ever female Minister of Defense in the nation's history as well as in its military history. She was later promoted as the very first female 4-sun flag officer of the Venezuelan Navy and of the National Armed Forces as a whole before officially taking over her ministerial duties.
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part of the same reform, the rank of Major General, intermediate rank that comes after Divisional General and before the rank of General in Chief, was officially created. In the case of the Navy, the rank of Admiral in Chief, created also by the same reforms, is now equivalent to General in Chief. Thus the officer rank system used today is more compatible to those used by most armed forces.
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materiel. The Air Force, Navy and National Guard increased their capabilities as well with modern equipment to satisfy all those who serve. Born again under a turbulent internal and external picture for the nation is the modern National Bolivarian Armed Forces, in the midst of the economic crises of the 1980s and the subsequent military coups of the early 1990s.
1191:(President and Commander in Chief from 1999 to 2013). According to Chávez's policy, the military would also follow defense principles of a "people's war of resistance" against the enemies of the republic and to assist in "internal order," as well as participate in government economic development plans and programs for the benefit of the people of Venezuela.
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personnel of the National Armed Forces. It has currently demonstrated capabilities in the development and production of rifles, grenades, shotguns, unmanned aircraft, explosives for industrial use, ammunition, bulletproof vests, kevlar helmets, among other products, weapons, logistics and various utensils for use by the NAF.
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the armed services. In this way a series of autonomous units was created for the peoples of the area and for defense duties, open to all fit males regardless of color. Aside from these the Spanish Navy also operated naval bases in the Captaincy General's territorial coastline, open to both whites and blacks as well.
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UCOCAR (Unidad Naval Coordinadora de los Servicios de Carenado de la Armada) is responsible for the repair, maintenance and construction of ships, equipment, systems, helmet and structures up to 1,000 tonnes, in support of the armed forces, public firms and private sector entities. Several boats have
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The most important reform in more than one century, was in 2008, with the enactment of the reform of the Organic Law of the National Armed Forces, which established, among many innovations, the transformation of the non-commissioned officer level "technical officer" to commissioned officer status. As
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The president is assisted by the Military High Command of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which consists of the Minister of Defense, the Chief of Inspectorate General for Defense, the Commandant of the Operational Strategic Command, the Commanding General of the Army, the Commanding General of
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who was appointed Venezuela's first woman minister of interior. The ministry coordinates numerous counter-narcotics operations, organizes various civil protection measures and operations, and generally oversees the conventional military capabilities of Venezuela. The office of minister is filled by a
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According to the Article 3 of the Armed Forces Organic Law, the fundamental mission of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces is to ensure the independence and sovereignty of the nation and ensure the integrity of the geographical territories of the country, by means of military defense, cooperation in
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It could be said that in the first two decades of the 19th century, the nascent Liberation Army and Navy, was in the midst of the intellectual training of their military cadres, in various attempts to unleash the revolutionary war, and trying to build a modern army and navy. In the midst of that task
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By the time Hugo Chávez assumed the presidency in 1999, retired armed forces personnel who served with him were appointed to several cabinet posts and were given seats in the National Assembly. Chávez only allowed retired military personnel to run for elective posts at all levels as well as to serve
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Currently the 4 components that make up the NBAF: the Army, Navy, Air Force and the National Guard, plus the National Militia and the Presidential Honor Guard Brigade as well, have women who choose a military career for their professional development part of their ranks as either enlisted personnel,
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The armed services made their mark in the 1960s in stopping anti-government actions and even two rebellions from within its very own ranks. The 1970s were also marked with the Carabobo Reorganizational Plan, aimed to enhance the capability of the Army and marked an increase of regular army units and
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The most important political consequence of this reform, from 1913, was a sense of the rising political power of the Venezuelan military while retaining its traditional role as the defense forces of the State. Since 1914 Gomez always retained the post of Commanding General of the Army, even when not
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It was planned that Venezuela would manufacture all-terrain vehicles, trucks, ammunition, rifles, unmanned aircraft, grenades, assembled ships of small and medium-sized ports among other products, produced by state corporations, however, most of these are unable to operate due to lack of personnel,
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has traveled to the capital of the country, Caracas, to try to sell new products to the Chávez government. Morenes has made these statements during a speech at the plenary session of the Congress to reply to an interpellation by the spokesman for Izquierda Unida, Jose Luis Centella, on the Ministry
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Article 62 of the Organic Law of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces has the full order of ranks of military officers, and their equivalents in the Navy, while Article 63 of the Organic Law lists the full order of ranks for non-commissioned service personnel and Article 69 of the said law provides
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Currently, it is organized in six operating divisions plus the other components: the Army Aviation Command, 6th Corps of Engineers, Army Logistics Command, and Army Education Command. It is composed of armored units, infantry, engineers, special forces and artillery, with resources that allow it to
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In 1910, operation of the Military Academy of Venezuela that was reformed in 1903 started, and within it, the Naval Academy (then called Naval School of Venezuela), establishing the School of Application for Military officers in active service with the aim of upgrading their military expertise. In
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During the second half of the 19th century, a school for officers continued (Military Academy of Mathematics, which was decades in advance of the policy of unification of arms and services of the Spanish military academy, which was in fact after to the Venezuelan one), a standing Army, weapons, and
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CAVIM (C.A. Venezolana de Industrias Militares, Venezuelan Military Industries Company Ltd.) is the national corporation owned by the Ministry of Defense charged with developing a national military industry by producing weapons, ammunition, uniforms and other products to be utilized by the service
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Venezuela currently shows an industrial development in the defence sector, that sector still far from compared to countries such as Brazil AND Argentina, if it has meant a noticeable advance respect to the last decade of the 20th-century Venezuelan. In the opinion of Francisco Arias Cardenas (ex –
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From 1810 up to the 1819 Angostura Congress that created Gran Colombia, and into the era of national independence since 1831, the National Armed Forces helped shaped the political, economical, social and national affairs of Venezuela, with so many military led-governments that led the nation until
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in Spanish), a rank immediately below the General and above Major General, was established in the year 2007 in the aftermath of the Armed Forces Organic Law amendments and in the Navy, Squadron Vice Admiral (three-suns) and Admiral (four-suns) are the equivalents today. These officers are assigned
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At present the National Militia is organized on the basis of nine (09) Reserve brigades, present throughout the national territory, dozens of Special Resistance Corps (grouped around workers contingents of state and private enterprises and federal, state, city and township government institutions)
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The Venezuelan militia traces its origins to both the long struggle against Spanish rule by the indigenous peoples of Venezuela and the militia battalions raised in the 18th century during the Spanish era, that later formed the basis of the armed forces upon the independence of the nation, and two
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in the latter half of the 18th century, the Spanish troops quartered in the province passed to the direct command of Caracas. The troops in the other provinces of the country, under the command of local governors, were overseen by the Captain General of Caracas, who served as commander in chief of
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CIDAE (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Aeronáutico) is a scientific center making helmets for pilots. There have been upgrades of radar, and is involved with CAVIM, in the development of unmanned aircraft among other developments. Also this research center this trying time of short-range,
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The Venezuelan government has embarked on a massive military purchase programme. This has included negotiations for German submarines and transport aircraft, several agreements with Russia (outlined below), transport aircraft and naval vessels from Spain, radars from China, home-made and designed
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The military educational system, according to the concept of military strategy of the National Armed Forces, has a mission to educate, train and develop professionals pro-active, responsible, aware of the commitment with the defense in depth and its participated actively in the development of the
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Article 77 of the same Act specifies the support logistics and financial of the same: the Ministry of defence will provide the human, financial, material and technical resources for its proper functioning. Likewise, will seek the administrative and financial autonomy of each of the members of the
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In 1923/1930 a new Code of Military law was adopted that superseded all previous military laws and responded to the new political and military situation in the country. This process was accompanied by the modernization of the infrastructure, provision of arms, equipment, uniforms and a sustained
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G&F TecnologĂa is a Venezuelan company that develops an endogenous model of architecture technology oriented solutions derived from the design, development, implementation and operation of projects of telecommunications, information, aeronautics and electronics with increasing added value of
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said he was interested in buying Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter jets from Russia to enhance his country's defense capabilities. "I have already sent a statement to the government of Russia that we are ready to consider buying in the next few years Su-35
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said in 2012 that his government will buy amphibious tanks from China for its military. Chávez isn't saying how many of the armored vehicles Venezuela intends to buy, but says the deal signed Tuesday calls for a Chinese company to begin delivering the tanks next
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stated that "Venezuela has no plans to invade anybody, or to be aggressive towards anybody," and "with these rockets it's going to be very difficult for foreign planes to come and bomb us". Chávez repeated Venezuela's commitment to developing nuclear power for peaceful purposes with the help of
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In September 2009 Russia agreed to loan Venezuela over $ 2 billion to finance the purchase of weapons including tanks and advanced anti-aircraft missiles. It was stated that because of lower crude prices, the country needed to borrow the money for defence spending to avoid cuts in education and
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transport aircraft. The submarines plus the aircraft were going to cost a total of $ 1.5 billion. However, this acquisition deal wasn't completed either. The negotiations for the purchase of the submarines broke down and 6 submarines that were once planned for Venezuela are now being offered to
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During the National Independence Day Armed Forces Promotions ceremony at the Fort Montana Barracks in Caracas on 5 July 2013, also marking 4 months after the sudden death of Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro announcement that Admiral Carmen Teresa Meléndez Rivas, the first-ever
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The staff is estimated at 30,000 personnel including 12,000 Marines and 600 personnel from the Naval Aviation. There are five major commands: Naval Logistics Command, Naval Personnel Command, Naval Education and Training Command and the Naval Operations Command, which in turn is composed of the
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The President of Venezuela is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces under constitutional provisions, thus he has overall supervision and control over it. He also appoints the Minister of Defense, the commandant of the Operational Strategic Command and the commanding generals of the service
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was one example). The little outside help in military matters at this stage is limited to the British and the later Chilean military missions, which began the long modernization of the army and navy. The military figures (there were other political figures) of the armed forces who were the most
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The tragedy of Vargas in December 1999, brought with it several lessons, that the Government knew how to assimilate, one of them was the quick action of the FANB to assist populations in danger, and the reconstruction of devastated areas. Since then, Venezuela through the FANB, participated in
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Venezuela's continued economic collapse has drastically curtailed, among other things, its military spending. According to the Stockholm International Research Institute, a research body whose data is used by the World Bank, Venezuela's military spending has been plummeting rapidly since 2012.
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IBIDIFANB (Instituto Bolivariano de InvestigaciĂłn, Desarrollo e InnovaciĂłn de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana), shall develop all projects that have much impact in what is maintain operational sizing in the FANB, maintain equipment and also has the possibility of supporting the national
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However, the Russian Federation has continued sending arms to Venezuela despite the US embargo. Russia has agreed to sell more than $ 4 billion (£2 billion) worth of armaments to Venezuela since 2005 and disclosed that Mr Chávez wanted new antiaircraft systems and more fighter jets.
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to upgrade Venezuela's F-16s was frozen following U.S. pressure. Chávez subsequently accused the U.S. of delaying the sale of spare parts to maintain Venezuela's F-16s. After remarks by Chávez that he would sell or lend the 'unused' F-16's to any country that wanted them, including
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Since 2011 the officer corps is divided into Commissioned Candidate, Regular Commissioned, Troop and Command Corps officers, the latter three, alongside the Technical Officers Corps, forming the regular officer corps and the former being composed of civilian commissioned officers.
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In honor of the reservists' honorable service during 13 April 2002 coup d'Ă©tat in defense of the presidency, armed forces and the people, that day, which also honors its formal foundation, is celebrated yearly as National Militia Day (until 2009 this was celebrated on 4 February).
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In the 1990s Venezuela requested a batch of F-16C/Ds to update its F-16 fighter fleet, but the U.S. government blocked the request. In October 1997 the U.S. government approved the sale of the two crash replacement F-16s, but subsequently halted the sale. In 2005 a contract with
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component composed of volunteer national servicemen and women contributing to the defense of the nation's maritime waters and coastline. It is itself divided into the Naval Reserve (part of the NRS) and the Workers' Naval Employment Territorial Militias, part of the TGC.
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28 December 2008: A woman Brigadier General founded the Military Technical School of the NBAF (today the Military Technical Academy and formerly the Armed Forces Basic School) as Directress, the first-ever woman to hold the director post in a Venezuelan service
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and to the President in every activity held in the grounds and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Carabobo Field, Valencia Municipality, Carabobo, in honor of its participation in one of the final two battles of the Venezuelan War of Independence, the
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Boys and girls also join together as students of the various educational institutions jointly operated by the service branches of the National Armed Forces through their foundations and the Ministry of Education from pre-school to the secondary level.
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Already in the early 19th century, many of these Venezuelans who had formed the bulk of the officer corps at the start of the formation of the national armed forces began to arrive in the country after participating in military campaigns abroad in the
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growth of the military budget, which was made possible by oil revenues. The reform had a strong German influence. This is due mainly to the fact the Prussian/German army was the most modern of the era and in this sense become a model internationally.
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holding the presidency of the Republic. The power base of support of the regime after 1913, apart from the liberals and nationalists, was the armed forces, which became an essential element of repression to ensure public order and national progress.
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CENARECA (Centro Nacional de RepotenciaciĂłn C.A.) is the manufacturer of the vehicle family all-terrain and high mobility (HMMWV) Tiuna, manufactured in serious to the Venezuelan armed forces, and donated in small quantities to Governments of the
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Russia and Venezuela have signed an agreement on a $ 4 billion loan for the oil-rich Latin American partner to buy Russian weaponry. "Two billion will be provided next year and another two billion in 2013," Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said.
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armored light vehicles and rocket launchers, studies for Russian main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, amongst many others. Most if not all European military hardware have not been delivered to Venezuela due to the U.S. embargo.
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The armed forces is divided into six service branches, the Army, Navy, Air Force, National Guard, National Reserve and the Territorial Guard. The Army, Navy, Air Force and National Guard will serve under the Strategic Operational Command
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ceremony is held daily in the midday hours. And from 2013 onward the Brigade is also charged with mounting the guard at the tomb of the late President Hugo Chávez at Fort Montana in Caracas plus in Bolivar's renovated mausoleum in the
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The reform coincided with the centennial anniversary of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, which contributed to the doctrinal and political cohesion of the army and the navy. The most important milestones of this reform were:
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One must not confuse this rank with the General staff rank of Major General used in most of the armed forces of the world, which is equivalent to the second rank of general officers in most armies and several air forces.
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military cargo aircraft. Despite the interest and the Russian credit line, no deal has been finalized. In October 2008 Rosoboronexport informed that Venezuela was close to buying among other things a "large shipment of
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The origin of an organized and professional armed forces in Venezuela dates to the Spanish troops quartered in the former Province of Venezuela in the 18th century. Politically and militarily until the creation of the
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carries rifles). Red berets with the distinctive unit insignia are worn with the service dress green and combat dress uniforms except by personnel from the Venezuelan Air Force who are part of the brigade.
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United States criticism is met with skepticism by Venezuelan authorities, who claim the weapons are needed to update the basic equipment in the armed forces. In some cases, Venezuelan armaments like the
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1. The National Reserve Service, consisting of all Venezuelan citizens who are either not in active military service, have completed their military service, or serve voluntarily in the military reserve.
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2. The Territorial Guard Component, consisting of all Venezuelan citizens who voluntarily serve to organize local resistance to any external threat to national independence in all levels of society.
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The Venezuelan Ministry of the People's Power for Defense is the federal-level organ responsible for maintaining the Venezuelan armed forces. As of November 2014, this ministry is headed by General
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were allowed to enter the ranks of the artillery companies. That same year, a Fixed Caracas Battalion was established. Until the creation of this battalion, defense had been based on small colonial
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in appointive government positions except for the Ministries of Defense and the Interior, per tradition led by active generals of the armed forces (the latter since the early 21st century).
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In 1920 the Military Aviation School of Venezuela was established. It was located in Maracay and was inaugurated the first of January of the next year to train the nation's military pilots.
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develop various types of airlift operations. It is the largest military branch of Venezuela's armed forces. Its current commanding general is Major General Juan de JesĂşs GarcĂa Toussaintt.
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MK jet fighters also from Russia, all delivered by 2008. In order to equip those fighters the country bought a large assortment of missiles, it is estimated that Venezuela acquired: 200
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have been in service more than 50 years. The government also claims that the U.S. has been the one to initiate arms races and de-stabilize countries by supplying subversive groups in
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used by the Presidential Honor Guards mirrors the uniform of Bolivar's Hussar Troop during the Venezuelan War of Independence: red short jacket polo with black trousers or pants with
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is the joint service military unit mandated to ensure the immediate security of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and his First Family and for the performance of
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DIANCA (Diques y Astilleros Nacionales C.A.), is the state shipyard of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It was created in 1905 in the city of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state.
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year. He announced the deal in a speech to troops, saying the $ 500 million cost will be financed through loans that China has offered Venezuela in exchange for oil shipments.
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According to the law of the approved budget for the 2012 Fiscal year, the budget allocated to the defense sector, is US$ 4.959 billion, which represents 6.5% of Venezuela's
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Also that year, Venezuela bought 51 military helicopters from Russia, by 2008 all 51 had been delivered to the Venezuelan armed forces, the helicopters acquired were: 40
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All men and women that are citizens of Venezuela have a constitutional duty to register for military service at the age of 18, which is the age of majority in Venezuela.
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President Hugo Chávez acknowledged that the joint production of cars between his country and Iran had been affected by the United States embargo on the Islamic country.
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Amendments made in 2014 for the Organic Law of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces officially give the following as the highest rank for the following officer corps:
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creating new services including the Corps of Sappers. This phase of the Venezuelan Army, is marked by infighting and a domain of local militias with no training (the
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It is a unit created in order to attend immediately to populations affected by natural calamities, both nationally and internationally. Ecuador, Cuba, among others.
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On 21 July 2010, one K-8W crashed during a training flight. A statement by Venezuelan Air Force commander blamed engine failure. Both pilot and assistant ejected.
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The Spanish Minister of Defense, Pedro Morenes, has defended the sale of military equipment to Venezuela, and reported that a delegation from the public company
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described, "every single rifle in the Venezuelan army." The deal is valued at $ 3–$ 24 million. Later that year, Chávez announced plans to purchase of 5,000
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guarantees the right to vote in elections to all service personnel of the armed forces without any limitation whatsoever. This right was not guaranteed in
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with the dress uniform when mounted in appropriate occasions like military parades. In both cases the brigade personnel carry sabres and lances with the
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or flag officer of the armed forces with the rank of general or admiral in chief (which is the only officer who holds this rank in the armed forces).
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applied knowledge. Specifically is a company manufacturer of unmanned aircraft, as well as communication equipment, and other electronic product.
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long range 3D surveillance radars from China at a cost of $ 150 million. The 3 JYL-1s, which are truck mounted, were all delivered by 2007.
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The Commanding General of the Presidential Honor Guard Brigade (as of 20 January 2014) is Brigadier General Jesus Rafael Salazar Velasquez.
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are worn by some units in the National Armed Forces, with distinctive colors for some units or functions. The beret colors are as follows:
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assault rifles, all delivered in that same year. Chávez also claimed to have acquired a license to manufacture Kalashnikovs in Venezuela,
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non-commissioned officers and officers. Within these service branches, the Venezuelan military woman has achieved important positions.
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is celebrated on the date of Simon Bolivar's birthday, 24 July, the day of the final battle of the Venezuelan War of Independence, the
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branches and has full authority over all uniformed personnel. In doing this, he is assisted by the Commander-in-Chief's General Staff.
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These acquisitions and other projects were greeted with criticism from the United States, which opposed the government of President
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jets from China. The deal, which is estimated to be worth between $ 72–$ 84 million, was the biggest Venezuelan arms deal of 2008.
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declared: "We are concerned about Venezuelan arms purchases that exceed its needs and are therefore potentially destabilizing."
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development with the generation of some research projects, some technological lines can do good for the people of Venezuela
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in the most important places in the country. The most distant antecedents of the Presidential Honor Guard go back to the
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spending (listed at $ 2.6 billion), despite Venezuela having several times as many men under arms as Peru.
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fighters to modernize and enhance our defense powers" Venezuela's national radio quoted Chávez as saying.
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The commanding general of the National Militia is Major General Manuel Bernal MartĂnez, Venezuelan Army.
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The chief of the general directorate is Brigadier General Ivan Hernandez Darlan as of 20 January 2014.
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complex, also in Caracas, with guard mounting duties done daily, with all of them open to the public.
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resources, and even in some cases lack of support from the government, these corporations are:
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23 January 2012: first woman to complete a flight on a Venezuelan Air Force Super King Air B200
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Military spending was only $ 2.3 billion in 2016. This is a minuscule number compared to even
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Hugo Chávez, and Vladimir Putin. Russia has been the main supplier of weapons to Venezuela.
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All of these are led by officers of Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral rank.
1247:
794:
701:
672:
5850:"Venezuela adquiere 2.016 vehĂculos militares y equipos de campaña diversos"
5288:"World/ReadArticle.Asp | 15 August 2007 | Global News for The Digital World"
2635:
General-in-chief Vladimir Padrino LĂłpez in his uniform with visible insignia
2592:
1641:
7181:
3702:. It manufactures five models of trucks including trucks for military use.
3395:
3139:
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2744:
2610:
2313:
1583:
892:
311:
4419:"Venezuela aprueba un presupuesto de Defensa de 4.508 billones de dĂłlares"
3028:, and at a later date finalize the acquisition of four diesel Project 677
2002:
A third component, the People's Navy Branch, created in 2013, serves as a
1706:, with additional responsibility over the territorial waters of Venezuela.
1043:
Already in the first half of the 20th century, President General in Chief
6778:
4706:"Separating Fact from Fiction: An Analysis of Venezuela's Military Power"
3659:
3135:
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2994:
2783:
2771:
2759:
2729:
2717:
2702:
2095:
1223:
1020:
694:
633:
620:
481:
6096:
Sitio oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular para Defensa de Venezuela
5997:
5214:"AirToAirCombat.Com: F-16C Fighting Falcon LockheedMartin F-16 Origins"
3450:
of defence plans for the coming years and the Spanish missions abroad.
3318:
3266:
3074:" infantry fighting vehicles. However, that deal too wasn't finalized.
3004:
2883:
2860:
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2091:
2087:
1930:
4132:
2583:
Brigadier General/Rear Admiral – Commissioned Candidate Officers Corps
1726:
1618:
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6693:
6615:
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4266:
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3197:
3036:. During that time Venezuela was also considering the purchase of 12
2942:
2845:
2830:
2814:
2799:
2471:
Instituto Universitario Politécnico de las Fuerzas Armadas Nacionales
920:
727:
5317:
3993:"Gobierno venezolano compra 6 aeronaves "Diamond Aircrafts [
3151:
Contract with China for modernization of the Venezuelan Marine Corps
2930:
Surveillance radars, AK-103s and helicopters: Mi-17, Mi-26 and Mi-35
2184:
1579:
1098:
957:
927:
919:, among many other heroes. With the establishment of an independent
813:
37:
6833:
6119:
Sitio oficial de la Armada de la RepĂşblica Bolivariana de Venezuela
4471:
Weekly Chart: Military Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean.
4314:
3714:
3460:
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3326:
3280:
In 2005 Venezuela signed agreements with Spain to procure 12 naval
3274:
3258:
3221:
2978:
2465:
The National Experimental University of the Armed Forces (Spanish:
1871:
1556:
5521:"Venezuela y Bolivia firmaron un acuerdo de "cooperaciĂłn militar""
4206:
3747:
National Armed Forces Agricultural Products Corporation (AGROFANB)
1764:), since 2009 now called as the National Militia General Command (
6392:
5345:
4762:"Medvedev, Chavez Sign Oil Agreements Before War Games (Update2)"
4064:
3392:
3346:
3333:
3330:
3293:
3270:
3262:
3254:
3167:
The Russian Federation gives new credit and interest in the Su-35
3042:
2974:
2890:
Lieutenant General Daniel Florence O´Leary Headquarters Battalion
2334:
2327:
2320:
2306:
1645:
1560:
896:
581:
529:
516:
429:
416:
5689:"Venezuela: Explosions Rocked the Maracay Night · Global Voices"
4102:
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The NAF were involved in many coup d'Ă©tats in national history:
3147:
Russia and reiterated his strong opposition to nuclear weapons.
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4340:
3644:
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3407:
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Also in September Chávez confirmed that Venezuela purchased 24
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2954:
1552:
646:
568:
555:
542:
494:
388:
6103:
4823:"Vietnam's Russian Restocking: Subs, Ships, Sukhois, and More"
3453:
3253:
In May 2006, the government of the United States announced an
2510:
4 July 2007: first woman promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.
2280:
1760:
Comando General de la Reserva Nacional y Movilizacion Nacional
1347:
Office of the Comptroller General of the National Armed Forces
7280:
7226:
4154:
4080:
3680:
3369:
3106:
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B1Vs of the Venezuelan Army during a commemoration parade of
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1606:
1539:
Lieutenant General Alexis RodrĂguez Cabello, Venezuelan Army
607:
594:
442:
378:
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have no military and thus are not included in the list. The
5574:"BATALLÓN 51 LO CONFORMAN 783 MÉDICAS Y MÉDICOS LIBERADORES"
1331:
Office of the Inspector General of the National Armed Forces
1321:
Major General Alexander Hernández Quintana, Venezuelan Army
6118:
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4515:
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3321:
Jets from the Czech Republic: the Czech government forbade
3238:
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3120:
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1934:
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Divisional General Pedro Castro RodrĂguez, Venezuelan Army
1073:(who founded the National Guard in 1937) and Major General
468:
455:
6567:) are not listed. The uninhabited disputed territories of
5640:
5339:
Allen, JoAnne (15 September 2009). Boadle, Anthony (ed.).
4184:
2488:
Woman of Bolivarian Armed Forces in a presidential meeting
1655:
LTGEN Winder González Urdaneta, Venezuelan National Guard
1318:
Vice-Ministerio de Planification y Desarollo de la Defensa
1248:
High Command Authorities and National Armed Forces Council
5435:"Chávez reconoce problemas con Irán por embargo de EE.UU"
4494:
3354:
2528:
27 November 2009: first female pilot of fighter aircraft.
5076:"Russia to lend Venezuela $ 4 bln to pay for arms deals"
4793:"Venezuela strikes ÂŁ500m deal to buy Russian submarines"
3957:, Defense Intelligence Agency, August 2019, p. 90,
3398:
airplanes to the Venezuelan Air Force due to its use of
3325:, the manufacturer, from creating a variant with French
4887:"Venezuela expects first Chinese planes in 2009-Chavez"
4181:"DAEX ::: DirecciĂłn General de Armas y Explosivos"
2650:
6150:
Sitio oficial de la Aviación del Ejército de Venezuela
4610:
4608:
3921:
3261:
material and equipment to Venezuela; no American-made
1688:
Maritime and Insular Integral Strategic Defense Region
1464:
Maritime and Insular Integral Defense Operations Zones
5102:"U.S. commander questions Venezuelan military growth"
4909:"Venezuela freezes relations with Colombia - CNN.com"
3837:
3835:
3833:
3831:
3829:
3827:
3773:
Group of Belarusian military specialists in Venezuela
3759:
Military Mining, Gas and Petroleum Company (CAMIMPEG)
3187:
2953:. Then in 2006 the country purchased 100,000 Russian
2580:
Brigadier General/Rear Admiral – Troop Officers Corps
2577:
Major General/Vice Admiral – Technical Officers Corps
1628:
LTGEN Santiago Infante Itriago, Venezuelan Air Force
1593:
LTGEN Fabio Zavarce PavĂłn, Venezuelan National Guard
3472:
Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
3005:
Night vision equipment, sniper rifles and submarines
2461:
National Experimental University of the Armed Forces
2455:
National Experimental University of the Armed Forces
2347:
Military Medical Academy (Caracas, Capital District)
2174:
1404:
Brigadier General Carlos José Alexander Armas López
1337:
Major General Marcelino PĂ©rez DĂaz, Venezuelan Army
5314:"EEUU decreta un embargo de armas contra Venezuela"
4605:
3723:Armed Forces Communications Enterprises (EMCOFANB)
3481:
1709:VADM Alexander Velásquez Bastidas, Venezuelan Navy
1315:
Deputy Minister of Defense Development and Planning
1256:
879:in 1777, the Province of Venezuela depended on the
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
4938:
4936:
4934:
4667:
3847:
3824:
3364:systems are in service in the Venezuelan military.
2442:Instituto de Altos Estudios de la Defensa Nacional
2110:The general directorate of military intelligence (
1497:National Capital Integral Strategic Defense Region
1363:Secretariat Office of the National Defense Council
1289:Major General Tito Urbano Meleán, Venezuelan Army
6158:Sitio oficial de la Milicia Nacional de Venezuela
6142:Sitio oficial de la Guardia Nacional de Venezuela
6134:Sitio oficial de la AviaciĂłn Militar de Venezuela
6104:Sitio oficial del Ejército Libertador (Venezuela)
4854:"Russia Loans Venezuela $ 1 Billion for Military"
3762:Safe Horizons Insurance (Seguros Horizonte, S.A.)
2517:5 July 2010: the Venezuelan Government conferred
2252:Be unmarried; and for women not to have children.
2082:and scabbard, long black belt, black boots and a
1283:Deputy Minister of Education for National Defense
7541:
5341:"U.S. concerned over Venezuela-Russia arms deal"
5050:"Venezuela's Chavez Eyes Russian Su-35 Fighters"
3715:Military corporations of the Ministry of Defense
2438:Grand Marshal of Ayacucho Anthonio Jose de Sucre
1487:General/Flag Officer Commanding (as of present)
1410:
1350:ContralorĂa General de la Fuerza Armada Nacional
1334:InspectorĂa General de la Fuerza Armada Nacional
4931:
4411:
4054:http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/documentos/lofan.pdf
3476:earlier versions of the Venezuelan constitution
2545:
2409:Languages College of the National Armed Forces
71:"National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela"
6192:
5821:
5361:"Venezuela's Chavez to buy Chinese K-8 planes"
3216:throughout the past century (referring to the
1736:LTGEN Manuel Bernal MartĂnez, Venezuelan Army
1566:LTGEN Ricardo Nicodemo Ramos, Venezuelan Army
1398:Directorate-General for Weapons and Explosives
1366:SecretarĂa del Consejo de Defensa de la NaciĂłn
730:are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief (the
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2534:3 July 2012: first woman promoted to Admiral.
1951:
1943:
1910:
1902:
1854:
1846:
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1808:
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1382:ComisiĂłn de Contrataciones del Sector Defensa
1369:Major General Alexis AscensiĂłn LĂłpez RamĂrez
1203:
1088:
142:
6543:) is not listed. The uninhabited islands of
6472:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
4676:"Chavez Kalashnikov Factory Plan Stirs Fear"
3728:National Boliviarian Armed Forces Television
3528:November 1992 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat attempt
3520:February 1992 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat attempt
3090:Venezuela acquired an undisclosed number of
3049:Russian loans and the Chinese K-8W light jet
2479:
2436:National Defense Advanced Studies Institute
2291:Universidad Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela
1678:LTGEN Carlos Leal Telleria, Venezuelan Army
1286:Vice-Ministerio de EducaciĂłn para la Defensa
4999:"Chavez: Venezuela to buy tanks from China"
3454:Role of the military in Venezuelan politics
3269:can be sold to Venezuela by any country or
2788:Army irregular/counter-irregular infantry (
2287:Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela
2281:Bolivarian Military University of Venezuela
2213:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
2021:
1127:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
986:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
842:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
6716:
6702:
6605:
6591:
6185:
6171:
5186:"GUERRILLA WARFARE in NICARAGUA 1975-1979"
4259:"REDI Central (REDICentralCEO) on Twitter"
4026:Perera, Fabiana Sofia (17 December 2019).
3097:man-portable surface to air missiles. The
2722:Venezuelan Army Special Forces Battalions
1462:or STINDOZ) and in the Maritime Region, 4
1302:Vice-Ministerio de Servicios de la Defensa
799:BolĂvar's campaign to liberate New Granada
151:
5193:Air University Documentary Research Study
5159:"Chávez 'funding turmoil across Bolivia'"
4673:
3750:Military Transport Company Ltd. (EMILTRA)
3536:April 2002 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat attempt
2997:medium-range air-to-air missiles and 150
2872:) and personnel of the Air Force Police (
2430:
2398:Brigadier General Daniel Florence O'Leary
2233:Learn how and when to remove this message
2112:DirecciĂłn General de Inteligencia Militar
1638:Eastern Integral Strategic Defense Region
1576:Western Integral Strategic Defense Region
1549:Central Integral Strategic Defense Region
1458:or ZODI) subdivided into state commands (
1444:Regiones Estrategicas de Defensa Integral
1147:Learn how and when to remove this message
1006:Learn how and when to remove this message
862:Learn how and when to remove this message
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3391:Brazil was forced to cancel the sale of
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3170:
3119:health. The deal includes orders for 92
2910:
2902:
2898:
2851:311th Infantry Battalion "Simon Bolivar"
2630:
2591:
2483:
2105:
1975:
1972:National Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela
1929:
1891:
1790:
1665:Guyana Integral Strategic Defense Region
1603:Plains Integral Strategic Defense Region
1222:
1166:
926:
758:primarily focused on internal security.
5973:"El Aragueño - Primer Diario de Aragua"
5156:
4852:Schwirtz, Michael (26 September 2008).
4790:
4674:Toothaker, Christopher (18 June 2006).
4028:"How Chávez Broke Venezuela's Military"
1719:Andes Integral Strategic Defense Region
1460:State Integral Defense Operations Zones
1401:DirecciĂłn General de Armas y Explosivos
1379:Commission for Defense Sector Contracts
1353:Divisional General Jose Maitan Herrera
903:emerged. Among them were Generalissimo
883:(in today's Dominican Republic) or the
14:
7555:Guyana–Venezuela crisis (2023–present)
7542:
7111:
6723:
5931:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
5379:"Venezuela comprará más armas a Rusia"
4772:from the original on 24 September 2015
4347:from the original on 28 September 2018
4161:from the original on 28 September 2018
4025:
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2365:Major General Juan Guillermo Iribarren
2149:The Military Criminal Judicial Circuit
1768:Comando General de la Milicia Nacional
1212:
227:Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela
6697:
6586:
6166:
5699:from the original on 24 December 2014
5445:from the original on 24 December 2014
5338:
4979:from the original on 17 December 2009
4942:
4919:from the original on 18 November 2010
4833:from the original on 27 December 2014
4634:
4399:from the original on 24 December 2014
3738:and the NBAF newspaper, The Patriot (
3705:
2688:
2523:Spanish American wars of independence
2271:
2267:Not consuming any alcoholic beverage.
2051:Spanish American wars of independence
1024:important at this stage were Marshal
27:Combined military forces of Venezuela
6065:
5998:http://www.mcti.gob.ve/Noticias/1639
5157:Daniels, Alfonso (24 January 2005).
4969:"Russia lends Chavez $ 2bn for arms"
4686:from the original on 8 November 2012
4451:from the original on 4 November 2014
4295:from the original on 23 January 2016
3853:
3841:
3600:
3574:Humanitarian International Brigade "
3412:France decided to block the sale of
3292:. The deal is worth $ 1.5-2 billion
2699:
2651:Commander-in-Chief rank and insignia
2587:
2396:Armed Forces School of Intelligence
2377:Brigadier General José Gabriel Pérez
2351:
2299:
2211:adding citations to reliable sources
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1194:
1125:adding citations to reliable sources
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7103:Guayana Esequiba (Reclamation area)
5571:
5242:from the original on 30 August 2014
5202:from the original on 26 March 2020.
5082:from the original on 31 August 2014
4893:. 25 September 2008. Archived from
4803:from the original on 31 August 2013
4109:from the original on 13 August 2015
3690:as Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivia.
3336:, specially requested by Venezuela.
3204:, which was sympathetic to Chávez.
3142:rocket artillery system. President
2620:
2258:Possess proper identification cards
2140:
2086:hat. The Mounted Platoon wears the
1965:
1742:
1523:United States Department of Defense
1456:Zona Operativa del Defensa Integral
1429:
1299:Deputy Minister of Defense Services
803:
24:
5881:"Fuerzas Armadas de Latinoamérica"
5878:
5415:from the original on 5 August 2011
5268:from the original on 13 March 2007
4622:from the original on 5 August 2009
4321:from the original on 29 April 2014
3188:Controversy with the United States
2993:ME TV-guided cruise missiles, 100
2447:National Armed Forces War College
2424:National Guard School of Languages
2411:Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda
1466:(MAIINDOZ), created in July 2015.
1436:Integral Strategic Defense Regions
724:Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana
144:Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana
25:
7566:
6525:Federal Dependencies of Venezuela
6086:
5979:from the original on 29 July 2013
5056:from the original on 20 July 2012
4213:from the original on 7 March 2016
4019:
3001:short-range air-to-air missiles.
2627:General-in-chief § Venezuela
2550:
2383:Brigadier General Francisco Jacot
2381:Army Military Engineering School
2340:Troop Officers Military College (
2326:National Guard Military Academy (
2175:Requirements for military service
1960:
1941:The National Guard of Venezuela (
1937:of the Venezuelan National Guard.
1919:
1452:Integral Defense Operations Zones
791:Spanish reconquest of New Granada
7232:Ecological Movement of Venezuela
6677:
6667:
6657:
6646:
6636:
6614:
6517:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6008:
3482:Venezuelan military coup d'Ă©tats
3420:
3406:
3385:
3368:
3340:
3312:
2805:Presidential Honor Guard Brigade
2663:
2600:The rank of Lieutenant General (
2393:Internal Security Studies School
2359:General-in-Chief Rafael Urdaneta
2183:
2028:Presidential Honor Guard Brigade
1775:
1257:Other decentralised directorates
1097:
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716:Bolivarian National Armed Forces
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3967:, DIA-Q-00055-A, archived from
3243:Maiquetia International Airport
2965:In 2006 Venezuela purchased 24
1752:Comando Estratégico Operacional
1530:Military District of Washington
1227:Ministry of Defense in Caracas.
881:Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo
240:Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela
47:needs additional citations for
6794:Restorative Liberal Revolution
5471:. 19 July 2012. Archived from
4791:Harding, Luke (15 June 2007).
4065:https://twitter.com/VICEDUFANB
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3885:
3859:
3784:
3736:4 February Audiovisual Brigade
2363:Army Cavalry and Armor School
2312:Military Academy of the Navy (
2305:Military Academy of the Army (
2069:National Pantheon of Venezuela
2047:Venezuelan War of Independence
1945:Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperacion
1534:London District (British Army)
1424:OSC Air Defense Forces Command
1219:Venezuelan Ministry of Defense
901:Venezuelan War of Independence
877:Captaincy General of Venezuela
775:Venezuelan War of Independence
691:Venezuelan War of Independence
13:
1:
6058:
5236:"F-16 Air Forces – Venezuela"
3590:Dra. Migledys Campos Goatache
3351:Carl Gustav recoilless rifles
2934:Venezuela in 2005 acquired 3
2888:Army Headquarters Battalion (
2823:), armed forces joint unit).
2764:Army jungle infantry troops.
2387:Naval Tactical Studies School
2264:Not having a criminal record.
2158:Auxiliary and research bodies
1417:Operational Strategic Command
1411:Operational Strategic Command
6632:Strategic Command Operations
6482:United States Virgin Islands
5130:U.S. News & World Report
3922:GarcĂa Media LatinoamĂ©rica.
3899:. 7 May 2012. Archived from
3778:
3613:
2985:air-to-surface missiles, 50
2546:Ranks, uniforms and insignia
2333:Military Technical Academy (
2246:Be a natural-born Venezuelan
2166:
2163:system of military justice.
1881:
1836:Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
787:Second Republic of Venezuela
203:Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
7:
7168:Democratic Unity Roundtable
7157:People's Electoral Movement
7091:Supreme Tribunal of Justice
6683:Venezuelan National Militia
4943:Meyer, Bill (3 June 2009).
3766:
3674:
3513:1958 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat
3506:1948 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat
3499:1945 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat
3492:1908 Venezuelan coup d'Ă©tat
3218:1954 Guatemalan coup d'Ă©tat
2807:(armed forces joint unit).
2261:Not be disabled physically.
2255:Not having a case in court.
1182:
779:First Republic of Venezuela
328:220,000 paramilitary (2018)
10:
7571:
6864:2017 constitutional crisis
6193:Militaries of the Americas
4950:The Cleveland Plain Dealer
3678:
3642:
3561:
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3543:Role in Venezuelan society
3245:due to security concerns.
3234:Israel Aircraft Industries
2989:A1 anti-ship missiles, 50
2667:
2624:
2554:
2458:
2421:Air Force Languages School
1969:
1923:
1885:
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1519:United States Armed Forces
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1204:Organization and structure
1089:Fourth Republic government
938:American Revolutionary War
885:Viceroyalty of New Granada
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7137:Movement We Are Venezuela
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6993:Human rights in Venezuela
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6839:1992 coup d'Ă©tat attempts
6774:Revolution of the Reforms
6744:
6735:
6673:Venezuelan National Guard
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6621:Armed Forces of Venezuela
6490:
6462:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
6356:
6198:
6068:The Military Balance 2019
3693:
3652:
3638:
3414:Scorpène-class submarines
2750:Venezuelan National Guard
2674:
2670:Venezuelan military ranks
2557:Venezuelan military ranks
2480:Women in the Armed Forces
2120:
1926:Venezuelan National Guard
1700:Miranda Insular Territory
1387:Alberto De Abreu Ferreira
1171:Under the governments of
931:Battle of Carabobo (1821)
707:Venezuelan military ranks
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7010:Administrative divisions
6869:2019 presidential crisis
6849:2002 coup d'Ă©tat attempt
6784:Revindicating Revolution
6477:Turks and Caicos Islands
6037:"- G&F TecnologĂa -"
5184:Weathers, Bynum (1983).
4521:26 November 2012 at the
4516:http://www.iaeden.edu.ve
3867:"- G&F TecnologĂa -"
3665:
3622:
3200:organizations including
2022:Presidential Honor Guard
1876:Battle of Lake Maracaibo
294:Commander of the CEOFANB
6983:Corruption in Venezuela
6109:8 February 2014 at the
5195:. AU-201-83-CADRE: 75.
3357:AT weapons, as well as
3286:reconnaissance aircraft
3161:Venezuelan Marine Corps
2735:Venezuelan Marine Corps
2449:Liberator SimĂłn BolĂvar
2152:The Military Prosecutor
1840:Venezuelan Marine Corps
1829:
1780:
1684:REDI MarĂtima e Insular
1515:National Capital Region
1235:, who replaced Admiral
1071:Eleazar LĂłpez Contreras
1038:Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
763:combat drug trafficking
300:Domingo Hernández Lárez
7308:Science and technology
7222:Movement for Socialism
7132:United Socialist Party
6854:2002–03 general strike
6384:British Virgin Islands
4827:Defense Industry Daily
4476:9 January 2019 at the
4155:"ContratacionesDefens"
3531:(Air Force's movement)
3176:
3015:Dragunov sniper rifles
2922:
2920:Vladimir Padrino LĂłpez
2908:
2776:Army mountain troops.
2752:general issue berets.
2710:general issue berets.
2636:
2597:
2489:
2431:Post-graduate colleges
2375:Army Logistics School
2369:Army Artillery School
2127:gross domestic product
1985:
1952:
1944:
1938:
1911:
1903:
1897:
1855:
1847:
1817:
1809:
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1767:
1759:
1751:
1454:or INDOZ (In Spanish,
1273:Current office holder
1233:Vladimir Padrino Lopez
1228:
1075:IsaĂas Medina Angarita
1026:Juan CrisĂłstomo FalcĂłn
932:
723:
287:Vladimir Padrino LĂłpez
143:
7550:Military of Venezuela
6531:) is not listed. The
6389:Caribbean Netherlands
6323:Saint Kitts and Nevis
4469:Gonzales, Elizabeth.
4103:"CONTRALORIA DE FANB"
3249:U.S. military embargo
3174:
3138:systems and also the
3034:Kilo class submarines
3030:Amur class submarines
3026:Kilo class submarines
2914:
2906:
2899:Modernization program
2836:42nd Airborne Brigade
2634:
2596:Venezuelan three suns
2595:
2487:
2418:Navy Languages School
2415:Army Languages School
2357:Army Infantry School
2155:The Military Advocacy
2106:Military Intelligence
1979:
1933:
1895:
1844:The Venezuelan Navy (
1806:The Venezuelan Army (
1794:
1226:
1167:Bolivarian government
930:
738:. In addition to the
7208:Agreement for Change
7147:For Social Democracy
7123:Great Patriotic Pole
6988:Torture in Venezuela
6957:World Heritage Sites
6932:Environmental issues
6663:Venezuelan Air Force
6124:10 June 2007 at the
5822:Jose Miguel Ybarra.
5320:on 27 September 2011
4829:. 11 December 2014.
4768:. 27 November 2008.
4742:on 23 September 2015
4567:on 19 September 2012
2866:Venezuelan Air Force
2207:improve this section
1888:Venezuelan Air Force
1862:Infanteria de Marina
1704:Federal Dependencies
1121:improve this section
1083:Marcos Pérez Jiménez
1032:, Brigadier General
980:improve this section
905:Francisco de Miranda
836:improve this section
353:$ 741 million (2017)
215:Venezuelan Air Force
56:improve this article
7394:List of Venezuelans
7217:Progressive Advance
7005:Crisis in Venezuela
6759:War of Independence
6521:dependent territory
6333:Trinidad and Tobago
6208:Antigua and Barbuda
6043:on 21 December 2014
6017:on 28 December 2014
5953:on 24 December 2014
5887:on 28 December 2014
5830:on 24 December 2014
5751:on 21 December 2010
5725:on 24 December 2014
5695:. 30 January 2011.
5580:on 24 December 2014
5553:on 24 December 2014
5527:on 24 December 2014
5501:on 21 February 2006
4680:The Washington Post
4593:on 24 December 2014
4541:on 24 December 2014
4497:on 22 December 2014
4425:on 13 November 2013
4393:"Asamblea Nacional"
4373:on 29 November 2014
4269:on 30 November 2012
4135:on 24 December 2014
4083:on 25 December 2014
3558:Humanitarian relief
3549:Bolivarian Missions
3400:Pratt & Whitney
3131:missile system and
3113:US State Department
2961:Su-30s and missiles
2613:in most countries.
2371:Colonel Diego JalĂłn
2330:, Capital District)
2319:Air Force Academy (
2309:, Capital District)
2045:of Bolivar, of the
1513:(Compatible to the
1270:Full Name (Spanish)
1267:Full Name (English)
1213:Ministry of Defense
1028:, General in Chief
736:Minister of Defense
279:Minister of Defense
7384:Indigenous peoples
7318:Telecommunications
6915:metropolitan areas
6263:Dominican Republic
5547:"Cuba En El Mundo"
5475:on 26 January 2013
5389:on 1 November 2012
5218:airtoaircombat.com
5138:on 13 October 2012
5078:. 7 October 2011.
4973:Al Jazeera English
4897:on 1 October 2008.
4858:The New York Times
4655:on 30 October 2007
4033:Americas Quarterly
4007:on 27 October 2014
3903:on 4 November 2013
3873:on 27 October 2014
3706:G&F TecnologĂa
3470:Article 64 of the
3426:Russian companies
3177:
3129:S-125 Neva/Pechora
2971:laser-guided bombs
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2658:Comandante en Jefe
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2272:Military education
2094:uniform (only the
2060:Battle of Carabobo
2049:and of the larger
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1856:Armada Bolivariana
1810:Fuerzas Terrestres
1804:
1527:United States Army
1385:Brigadier General
1229:
1175:and his successor
1045:Juan Vicente GĂłmez
933:
783:Admirable Campaign
392:G&F TecnologĂa
375:Domestic suppliers
316:18–30 years of age
267:Commander-in-Chief
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6362:other territories
6011:"PoderĂo Militar"
4716:on 1 October 2012
4616:"Trade Registers"
4289:"REDI Occidental"
4001:Advantage Austria
3964:978-0-16-095157-2
3754:Armed Forces Bank
3601:Military industry
3553:Plan BolĂvar 2000
3523:(Army's movement)
3065:jet fighters and
3017:from the Russian
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2043:Hussars Troop
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2016:
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2004:naval militia
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7359:Demographics
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7293:Cooperatives
7182:Popular Will
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6879:Coups d'Ă©tat
6829:El Porteñazo
6804:World War II
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6467:Sint Maarten
6358:Dependencies
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