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Jesus Rafael Suarez Chourio

Military · Politician · Sanctioned entity

Jesus Rafael Suarez Chourio is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	JESUS RAFAEL SUAREZ CHOURIO · Jesus Rafael SUAREZ CHOURIO · Jesus Rafael Suarez Chourio · Jesus Suarez Chourio · Jesús Rafael SUÁREZ CHOURIO · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Jesús Rafael Suárez Chourio				[sources]
Birth date	1962-07-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Caracas				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
First name	JESUS RAFAEL · Jesus · Jesús · Jesús Rafael · Rafael				[sources]
ID Number	`9195336`				[sources]
Last name	SUÁREZ CHOURIO · SUAREZ CHOURIO · SUÁREZ CHOURIO · Suarez Chourio · Suárez · 1 more...				[sources]
Matronymic	CHOURIO				[sources]
Middle name	Rafael				[sources]
Patronymic	SUAREZ · SUÁREZ				[sources]
Second name	Rafael				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q65501924				[sources]
Position	Ancien chef de l’état-major du commandement en chef des forces armées (entre juillet 2019 et septembre 2020). · Ancien commandant en chef de l’armée nationale bolivarienne du Venezuela (jusqu’en juillet 2019). · Ancien général de l’armée nationale bolivarienne du Venezuela et ancien commandant de la Région de défense intégrale de la Zone centrale (REDI centrale) du Venezuela. · Former Chief of the General Staff to the Commander-in-Chief · Former Commander of Venezuela’s Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central) · 10 more...				[sources]
Education	Military Academy of the Bolivarian Army				[sources]
Address	ARAGUA, ARAGUA, VEN · Aragua · Caracas				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.asambleanacional.gob.ve				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-19	Last processed	2024-12-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of the Defence and Security Committee of the non-democratically elected National Assembly since Jan 2021. Former Chief of the General Staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces (between Jul 2019 and Sep 2020). Former Commander in Chief of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army (until Jul 2019). Former General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army and former Commander of Venezuela’s Comprehensive Defence Region of the Central Zone (REDI Central). Responsible for serious human rights violations by forces under his command during his tenure as General Commander of the Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army, including the use of excessive force and the mistreatment of detainees. He has targeted the democratic opposition and supported the use of military courts to try civilian protestors.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme commises par les forces placées sous son commandement lorsqu’il était général dans l’armée nationale bolivarienne du Venezuela, dont l’usage excessif de la force et les mauvais traitements infligés à des détenus. Il s’en est pris à l’opposition démocratique et a soutenu le recours aux tribunaux militaires pour juger des manifestants civils.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

General Commander of the Bolivarian Army

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

General Commander of the Bolivarian Army

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Former Commander of Venezuela's Central Integral Strategic Defense Region of Venezuela's National Armed Forces; Former Commander of Venezuela's Aragua Integrated Defense Zone of Venezuela's National Armed Forces; Former Leader of the Venezuelan President's Protection and Security Unit

— US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, 2023-04-20

Venezuelan general

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Caracas	Venezuela
Aragua	Venezuela

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`9195336`	Venezuela	Cedula No.	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Venezuela	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2017-07-26	-
Global Affairs Canada	Venezuela	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	VEN	2021-11-13	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	VEN	2021-11-13	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2018/889 du 25/06/2018 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2019/1169 du 08/07/2019 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2019/1891 du 11/11/2019 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2020/1696 du 12/11/2020 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · 1 more...	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Venezuela	2020-12-31	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 28 March 2018 on measures against Venezuela (RS 946.231.178.5), Annex 1	2018-07-10	-

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,368

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,229

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,554

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,181

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Venezuela Members of the National Assembly274

Members of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the country's unicameral legislature.

Venezuela · Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,281

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,736

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US SAM Procurement Exclusions118,896

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

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Wikidata378,482

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ofac-22752 · ca-sema-20-ve-jesus-rafael-suarez-chourio · NK-X9HEyndxnhmF7NXz8ihWoQ · eu-tb-logical-117524 · mc-freezes-48f5eae596698e9b2da8ed4bf9e637bbb862435c · ca-sema-venezuela-n-a-20 · fr-ga-1078 · eu-fsf-eu-4631-95 · ve-asamblea-633a60e84edc903909a6a88790a0512dfc4de1c5 · NK-VPN6Z2hR3G3QYrM3ng9cFu · gb-hmt-13683 · NK-hSfm4yFxKNbQWDuWwn7E5f · ch-seco-39311 · ca-sema-798a095be03db4c5221479d1b71a031b6c3f8150 · gb-fcdo-ven0008 · usgsa-s4mr6hn33

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