Enrique Mendoza

Enrique Mendoza (born 11 August 1945) is a Venezuelan politician. From 1989 until 1996, Mendoza was the mayor of Sucre Municipality, Miranda of Caracas;[1] he was governor of Miranda state from 1995 to 2004, being re-elected in 1998 and 2000. In 2004 Mendoza was chosen as head of the Coordinadora Democrática.[2]

Enrique Mendoza
Mayor of Sucre, Miranda
In office
1989–1995
Succeeded byRaoul Bermúdez
34th Governor of Miranda
In office
1995–2004
Preceded byArnaldo Arocha
Succeeded byDiosdado Cabello
Personal details
Born (1945-08-11) 11 August 1945
Caracas
Political partyCOPEI
Occupationpolitician

The U.S. Department of State mentioned Mendoza in its 2008 Human Rights report as denial of a fair public trial.[3][4]

Notes
  1. Cáceres, Gonzalo (15 August 2004). "Enrique Mendoza / Líder opositor : "Tenemos un plan de gobierno"" (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. "The big five opposing Chavez". BBC. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "US State Department annual report on human rights, section Venezuela". El Universal. 8 March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. "2008 Human Rights Report: Venezuela". Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. U.S. Department of State. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.


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