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since the government and the OAS gave in to his demands. Pro-government media, such as the
Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias, were quick to qualify this strike as a "simple show", since according to the government, the mayor already had the funds to pay the employees of his mayor's office, one of the points for which he went on hunger strike. However, the day before in the evening hours, the Sole Authority of the Capital District, an instance recently created by decree of the government of President Hugo Chávez, which assumed competencies that were taken away from Ledezma in the framework of a legal reform, announced the transfer to the mayor's office of a "financial aid" of 52. 52,000 bolivars (about 24,186 dollars) so that the Metropolitan Mayor's Office, whose headquarters in Caracas also passed from Ledezma's hands to the government of the Capital District, "proceeds to cancel, strictly" the payrolls of June and July, according to a statement. The Secretary General of the OAS,
632:. In the operation, the security forces made warning shots to the air to disperse a crowd that was forming. He was then transported to SEBIN's headquarters in Plaza Venezuela. His lawyer declared that the charges for his detention were unknown. Ledezma was arrested by the Venezuelan Government after accusations made by President Nicolás Maduro about an "American plot to overthrow the government" that he presented a week before Ledezma's arrest. Ledezma mocked the accusations stating that the Venezuelan government was destabilizing itself through corruption. The United States rejected the accusations by President Maduro and stated that "Venezuela’s problems cannot be solved by criminalizing dissent". He was imprisoned in Ramo Verde military jail. Two months later, he was sent back home for health reasons, where he had been placed under house arrest and unable to express himself publicly.
464:. According to Ledezma: "What happened in the Catia prison is linked to the coup insurrection, because there is no doubt that what was intended was to create chaos in Caracas and that more than 3,000 inmates took to the streets, and this had to be controlled at the cost of many lives". He held this position until 21 May 1993, when President Pérez was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Justice, being replaced by César Rodríguez, also from Democratic Action.
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On July 3, 2009, Mayor
Ledezma went to the Organization of American States (OAS) offices in Caracas to declare the hunger strike in rejection of the national government's attitude of not recognizing the mayor of the Metropolitan District. According to the mayor, the strike was a success for the mayor
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2015 – Cádiz Cortes Ibero-American
Freedom Prize was awarded "given the unblemished defense of freedom in your community and minimum requirements of the realization of human rights in the same, which has led them to be subject to public rebuke of their government, including the flagrant situation of
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Following the news of the arrest of
Ledezma, his supporters quickly created protests and called the arrest a "kidnapping" and that the coup conspiracy was created for political purposes. Hours after the news broke, hundreds of Ledezma supporters gathered in a Caracas plaza to denounce his arrest.
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During this period he also presided over the
Metropolitan Council of Government (1997-1998), was appointed Vice President of the Union of Capital Cities of Iberoamerica in 1998, and between 1999 and 2000 he presided over the National Association of Mayors of Venezuela. In 1999, he aspired to the
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In 1998, according to the law, the term of all mayors was due to expire, but due to the large number of elections to be held that year (presidential, regional and parliamentary elections), the municipal elections were postponed. At the beginning of 2000, he announced his intention to run for the
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On 23 November 2008, the regional elections were held and
Ledezma won with 52.42% of the votes, with the support of his party and 21 other opposition parties. In his speech accepting the results, he promised to make Caracas "a city for life" and dedicated his victory to the poorest. He included
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as its option for the mayoralty. In
September Ojeda withdrew his candidacy and supported Ledezma, becoming the candidate of the unity. In October, days prior to the electoral event, some opinion polls showed a supposed technical tie between the pro-government candidate, Aristóbulo Istúriz and
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Secretariat of Democratic Action, but declined shortly thereafter because he disagreed with the manner of election of the authorities of the party. For said reason, he resigned from that political organization in 2000 and founded, along with some dissidents, in that year, the
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presidency, which was to be held that year due to the approval a year before of the new
Constitution which stipulated new general elections. However, he decided to abandon the idea due to the launching of the candidacy of Chávez's former partner,
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demanded his release with Human Rights Watch's
Americas division director, Jose Miguel Vivanco, stating that without evidence, Ledezma "faces another case of arbitrary detention of opponents in a country where there is no judicial independence".
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against the Chávez's presidency. Ledezma left Coordinadora Democrática in September 2004, saying that he did not agree to participate in the
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1792:"Jailed Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Antonio Ledezma & Leopoldo Lopez Win 2016 Courage Award from 25 NGOs at Geneva Summit Held at UN"
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921:[Who es Antonio Ledezma, the opposition mayor arrested by the Venezuelan government] (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 20 February 2015
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and won, an office that he held between 1996 and 2000. From the beginning, he promoted a policy to reduce the number of
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1678:[The dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro has once again requested the extradition of Antonio Ledezma from Spain].
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politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of
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1676:"La dictadura de Nicolás Maduro volvió a pedir la extradición de Antonio Ledezma desde España"
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and that the government would commit fraud. In 2014, Ledezma was one of the main leaders of
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opposition coalition. In 2003, he presented the list of signature collection centers to the
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1489:"Caracas Mayor Arrested on Sedition Accusation, Plunging Venezuela into New Crisis"
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Fetrasep: Supuesta Huelga de hambre de Ledezma obedece a show mediático y político
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Fetrasep: Supuesta Huelga de hambre de Ledezma obedece a show mediático y político
590:) covering in particular the political center of Caracas and the municipality of
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1250:"Opposition leaders in Venezuela call for rally to protest Caracas mayor arrest"
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1217:"Caracas Metromayor's 'Political Defenestration' All But Complete in Venezuela"
1762:"López, Ledezma y Machado galardonados con el Premio Libertad Cortes de Cádiz"
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Venezuela: alcalde levanta huelga de hambre tras llegar acuerdos con la OEA
811:"Antonio Ledezma, Mayor of Caracas: Fighting to maintain cities' influence"
1730:"Venezuelan Political Prisoners are winners of NED's 2015 Democracy Award"
1052:"Quién es Antonio Ledezma, el ex alcalde de Caracas que huyó de Venezuela"
1644:"Abascal promueve una carta con políticos americanos contra el comunismo"
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Antonio Ledezma y Aristóbulo Istúriz empatados para la Alcaldía Mayor
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1593:"Felipe González defenderá a líderes opositores presos en Venezuela"
865:"Oposición venezolana reúne firmas contra Chávez el 24 de octubre"
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1536:"Amnesty International deplores actions against Mayor Ledezma"
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On November 17, 2017, Ledezma slipped past guards and fled to
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Protesters also gathered outside of the SEBIN headquarters.
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imprisonment or the cutting of your minimal civil rights".
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In March 2015, former socialist Prime Minister of Spain,
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and informal traders, demolished the popular market of
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Wall painting in Caracas demanding Ledezma's release.
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Political prisoners during the Bolivarian Revolution
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995:"Alcalde del Municipio Libertador — Antonio Ledezma"
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837:"Chavez insists Venezuela oil industry rebounding"
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524:party, an organization that he still presides.
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1652:(in European Spanish). 26 October 2020.
407:in 1994. He then served as mayor of the
1449:"Detuvieron al alcalde Antonio Ledezma"
975:(in European Spanish). 27 February 2009
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460:. In November 1992, the Caracas police
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1929:Fearless People's Alliance politicians
1704:"World Mayor: World Mayor 2010 - Vote"
665:condemned Ledezma's arrest calling it
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602:that drew international attention.
1939:Escapees from Venezuelan detention
1904:Members of the Senate of Venezuela
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474:Libertador Municipality of Caracas
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1944:People of the Crisis in Venezuela
1841:Mayor of Libertador Municipality
1185:Gómez, Elvia (24 November 2008).
468:Libertador Municipality mayorship
1949:Universidad Metropolitana alumni
1735:National Endowment for Democracy
1565:Vyas, Kejal (19 February 2015).
1320:Ledezma levanta huelga de hambre
1077:Gómez, Elvia (5 February 2000).
809:Stevens, Andrew (19 July 2009).
781:Political prisoners in Venezuela
753:National Endowment for Democracy
698:. He departed the same day from
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1050:Mundo, BBC (18 November 2017).
700:El Dorado International Airport
626:Bolivarian Intelligence Service
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1768:. 12 June 2015. Archived from
1591:Prados, Luis (23 March 2015).
1189:A quien derrotamos es al hampa
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422:He also served as the head of
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1974:Exiled Venezuelan politicians
1969:Fugitives wanted by Venezuela
1924:Mayors of places in Venezuela
1221:Latin American Herald Tribune
949:(in Spanish). 1 December 1992
744:2010 – Finalist for the 2010
446:Federal District governorship
399:, he served two terms in the
215:César Rodríguez Berrizbeitía
23:, the first or paternal
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1333:"Venezuela on the Brink"
1025:"¿Chávez 56% Arias 33%?"
690:Escape from house arrest
548:was unable to register,
506:Francisco Arias Cárdenas
472:He ran for mayor of the
424:Coordinadora Democrática
1571:The Wall Street Journal
999:www.antonioledezmav.com
510:Fifth Republic Movement
478:1995 regional elections
452:Retén de Catia massacre
430:in preparation for the
409:Libertador Municipality
334:Universidad Santa María
109:Libertador Municipality
1728:Riley Jacobsen, Jane.
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815:City Mayors Foundation
739:Awards and recognition
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273:San Juan de los Morros
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663:Amnesty International
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762:2016 Courage Award,
458:Virgilio Ávila Vivas
205:Virgilio Ávila Vivas
1954:Venezuelan escapees
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1798:. 25 February 2016.
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608:José Miguel Insulza
417:Carlos Andrés Pérez
411:(1996–2000) of the
222:Chamber of Deputies
194:Carlos Andrés Pérez
152:Senate of Venezuela
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1497:The New York Times
1493:The New York Times
671:Human Rights Watch
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