Minister of Infrastructure Diosdado Cabello of Venezuela

This choice itself was dubious: as infrastructure minister, José David Cabello had accomplished little of note.

Cabello was joined, moreover, by Jorge Rodríguez, until recently vice president and currently devoted entirely to the formation of the new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and both declared on national television that Tascón had been unanimously expelled from the yet-to-be-born party.

Here's a weird 'fact' (insofar as anything that comes via indirect sources can be regarded as a 'fact'): Jose David Cabello is not part of the Cabello clan.

Diosdado Cabello was born in El Furrial, Monagas State.

Upon taking office, Cabello said that "I, Diosdado Cabello, am assuming the presidency until such time as the president of the republic, Hugo Chávez Frías, appears.

On April 28, 2002, Cabello was replaced as Vice President by José Vicente Rangel.

and his brother José David Cabello was the Minister of Infrastructure in Venezuela.

the 22 governors' offices and 80 percent of mayoralties nationwide.

During the most recent regional elections, held on November 23rd, Cabello was up for reelection as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidate for governorship of Miranda.

Puerto Cabello - Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela.

Cabello Port (Puerto Cabello) - Venezuela TuyaPuerto Cabello is situated in Venezuelan central coast.

serve as acting president only until Chavez could return to Caracas.

Cabello has no management experience; he is a former army captain and a hardcore Chavez loyalist.

Although Cabello is not prone to making public threats against the government's political opponents in the way that Chavez frequently does, sources in Caracas who have studied the makeup of the president's inner circle consider him to be a leading advocate of using armed violence to suppress opposition.

If Cabello is appointed PDVSA chief, the move will not help to stem the company's rapidly plummeting crude output capacity.

Venezuelan Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with several top PDVSA executives April 16, Union Radio reported.

Cabello said Chavez will now be able to "continue exercising the functions and powers that have been authorised.

Chavez administration vice president Diosdado Cabello took an oath late yesterday to serve as acting president only until Chavez could return to Caracas.

Countrymen in all of Venezuela, I speak to you as acting president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a post I assume in accordance with the constitution for the short, temporary absence of the constitutionallyelected president, Hugo Chavez Frias," Cabello said after his swearingin yesterday.

Cabello was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president, when the interim government that deposed the administration of Hugo Chavez resigned yesterday, after holding power for one day.

Former Vice President Diosdado Cabello was named infrastructure minister in the government gazette on Friday, while former Interior Minister Jesse Chacon was named information minister.

infrastructure minister, José David Cabello had accomplished little of note.

had been unanimously expelled from the yet-to-be-born party.

Contender Diosdado Cabello is a former military officer turned politician who proved himself as a loyal Chavez supporter during the attempted coup against Chavez (April 2002), a national oil strike (Dec2002 – Feb2003), and presidential referendum (Aug2004.