Remigio Ceballos

Remigio Ceballos Ichaso (born 1 May 1963) is a Venezuelan military officer, has the rank of admiral and serves as Chief of Staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB), appointed by Nicolás Maduro on June 20, 2017. He is also a member of the Marine Corps of Venezuela, Ceballos progressed through promotions range to its current position and received military training in the United States and Israel. Previously, he was a field aide to the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez.[1]

Remigio Ceballos
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Born (1963-05-01) 1 May 1963
Caracas, Venezuela

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On July 18, 2016, he was appointed head of the vertex "Comprehensive Security and Defense Plan" of the Great Sovereign Supply Mission, created a week earlier by President Nicolás Maduro. He has held different positions within the Venezuelan State, among which are: Director of Research, Training and Doctrine of the Second Command and Headquarters of the General Staff of the General Command of the Bolivarian Militia, Commander of the Bolivarian Navy Infantry of the Naval Operations Command of the General Command of the Bolivarian Navy and Vice Minister for Planning and Development of Defense of the Ministry for Defense until July 2015.

On March 16, 2019, he announced: "The entire Armed Forces are deployed in all states addressing the electrical, hydrological, fuel services, and telecommunications systems."

On November 5, 2019, Ceballos was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury for acting “on behalf of the oppressive regime of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which continues to be involved in egregious levels of corruption and human rights abuses,” said Steven Mnuchin, American Secretary of the Treasury.

References
  1. "A closer look at the Venezuelan military". Economist Intelligence Unit. The Economist. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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