Edmundo González

Extracted Attributes

• Award

  Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru

• Education

  BA in International Affairs from Universidad Central de Venezuela, MA in International Relations from American University

• Full Name

  Edmundo González Urrutia

• Languages

  English, French

• Occupation

  Politician, Analyst, Diplomat, Opposition Figure, Writer, Guest Lecturer

• Nationality

  Venezuelan

• Date of Birth

  1949-08-29

• Place of Birth

  La Victoria, Venezuela

• Published Works

  25 pieces, including "Democracia, Paz y Desarrollo" and "Brasil, Cercano y Lejano"

• Political Affiliation

  Unitary Platform (candidate), formerly Christian Democratic party (Copei)

Timeline

• Born in La Victoria, Venezuela. (Source: Summary, Wikidata, Wikipedia)

  1949-08-29

• Served as Venezuelan Ambassador to Algeria. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1990s

• Served as Director General of International Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Source: Web Search)

  1994-1998

• Concluded his service as Venezuela's Ambassador to Argentina. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2002

• Served as international representative for the Democratic Unity Roundtable (UMD). (Source: Web Search)

  2009-2012

• Registered as a candidate for Venezuela's presidential election. (Source: BBC Web Search)

  2024-03

• His candidature was formalized, and a portrait of him feeding guacamayas went viral. (Source: CNN Web Search)

  2024-04

• Participated as the Unitary Platform's candidate in the Venezuelan presidential election. (Source: Related Documents, Web Search)

  2024-07-28

• The Venezuelan government announced Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the presidential election, a result contested by many democratic nations who recognized González as the victor. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Related Documents)

  2024-08

• An arrest warrant was issued for him on charges including usurpation of functions and conspiracy. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-09

• Departed Venezuela after being granted asylum in Spain. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-09-07

• Jointly awarded the Sakharov Prize with María Corina Machado. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024-12

Edmundo González

Edmundo González Urrutia (born 29 August 1949) is a Venezuelan politician, analyst, diplomat, and opposition figure. A member of the Unitary Platform political alliance, González was its candidate in the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. A national and international political crisis erupted following the Venezuelan government's announcement that incumbent Nicolás Maduro won against González, which analysts argue was not based on the actual votes cast. The reactions of the international community were divided: democratic countries including the U.S., most European nations, and some Latin American countries (such as Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay) rejected the official results and recognized González as the election winner, while a number of autocratic governments including those of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba recognized Maduro as the winner. Maduro did not cede power, and instead asked the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), composed of justices loyal to Maduro, to approve the results, which they did. An arrest warrant was issued for González, who was charged with "usurpation of functions, falsification of public documents, instigation to disobey the law, conspiracy and association"; he was granted asylum in Spain, leaving Venezuela on 7 September 2024. He was awarded the Sakharov Prize in December 2024, alongside María Corina Machado. González has previously served as the Venezuelan ambassador to Argentina and Algeria. He also sits on the editorial board of El Nacional.

Web Search Results

• Edmundo González Urrutia - Inter-American Dialogue

  Edmundo González Urrutia is a Venezuelan politician, diplomat, international analyst, and writer. He was the presidential candidate of the Unitary Platform political alliance for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. [...] In addition to his diplomatic and political career, González was a guest lecturer at the Universidad Metropolitana in Venezuela. González is a published writer of 25 pieces. He holds a BA in international affairs from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and an MA in international relations from the American University in Washington, DC. He is also fluent in English and French. [...] Planning and Coordination Committee. In the 1990s, González served as the Venezuelan ambassador to Algeria. He was also the director general of international policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998. In his last five-year post, he served as Venezuela’s Ambassador to Argentina until 2002. After dedicating decades to the foreign service, he pursued a political career. From 2009 to 2012, González was the international representative for the Democratic Unity Roundtable (UMD), a

• Who is Edmundo González, the Venezuelan opposition's new hope?

  González is a 74-year-old former ambassador who’s been a behind-the-scenes director of the opposition coalition in recent years. A native of Venezuela's Aragua state, just west of the capital Caracas, he holds a master's degree in international relations from American University in Washington, D.C., and was once affiliated with the right-of-center Christian Democratic party known as Copei. [...] Venezuela’s political opposition — demonstrating a surprising unity that seems to have caught the country's authoritarian regime off guard — has chosen a new candidate, former diplomat Edmundo González, to run against President Nicolás Maduro. Many Venezuelan exiles here in South Florida, who've been wary of the democratic negotiation process back in their patria, seem optimistic about González's chances of winning — if, that is, Maduro ultimately allows him to run. [...] # Who is Edmundo González, the Venezuelan opposition's new hope? Former ambassador Edmundo Gonzalez, shown here this year at a Unitary Democratic Platform (PUD) gathering in Caracas, was chosen Friday night as the opposition coalition's new candidate for the July 28 presidential election

• Edmundo González: The man challenging Venezuela's Maduro - BBC

  # Edmundo González: The man taking on Maduro for Venezuela's presidency Reuters Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez addresses supporters during a rally, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 19, 2024. It is fair to say few had heard of Edmundo González when he registered as a candidate for Venezuela's presidential election back in March. The 74-year-old had never run for public office before and was not even widely known in opposition circles. [...] Copyright 2025 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. [...] Senior members of the Maduro administration have repeatedly dismissed Mr González as "a poor old man" who "is part of a perverse plan to inflict harm on our people". Despite these personal attacks on him, Mr González has steadfastly insisted that reaching out to those who are on the other side of the political divide is the only way to forge "national reconciliation".

• A quiet, bird-loving grandfather takes on Venezuela's strongman ...

  When Gonzalez’s candidature was formalized in April, a portrait of him by Bloomberg photographer Gaby Oraa went viral in Venezuela. It shows the candidate feeding four colorful tropical parrots called guacamayas, typical of Caracas. Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, Venezuela's new opposition candidate, feeds birds at his home in Caracas on Wednesday, April 24. Across the city, citizens routinely feed these wild birds who can display a pet-like loyalty. [...] Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the official candidate of a large opposition coalition known as the Democratic Unitary Platform, has a habit of answering his questions in single sentences, often stopping before the interviewer has the time to think of a follow-up. [...] “Edmundo is a public servant, he knows there cannot be any revenge [against the government],” Eickhoff told CNN. “He has already started to speak to the other side: for the opposition, Machado is the firebrand messenger to galvanize its base, while Edmundo is an extension of the soft message, he’s very realistic about his task.” Asked about the possibility of vote-rigging by the Maduro regime, Gonzalez was sanguine.

• Edmundo González Urrutia: Books - Amazon.com

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• Award

  Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  American University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  diplomat

• Citizenship

  Venezuela

• Date Of Birth

  8/29/1949

• Place Of Birth

  La Victoria

Admiral Edmundo González Robles, Chilean admiral; former commander in chief of the Chilean Navy, appointed by the Supreme Government of Chile for the period June 2009 - June 2013.