Aníbal José Chávez Frías
Mayor of Sabaneta
In office
October 31, 2004 – July 17, 2016
Preceded byNoel Zamudia[1]
Personal details
BornJanuary 8, 1956
Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela
DiedJuly 16, 2016(2016-07-16) (aged 60)
Sabaneta, Venezuela
Political partyFifth Republic Movement (until 2008)
United Socialist Party of Venezuela (2008–2016)
RelationsArgenis Chávez (brother)
Adán Chávez (brother)
Hugo Chávez (brother, deceased)
Hugo de los Reyes Chávez and Elena Frías de Chávez (parents)

Aníbal José Chávez Frías (January 8, 1956[2] – July 16, 2016) was a Venezuelan politician. He was the mayor of Sabaneta, Barinas, and the younger brother of former President Hugo Chávez and governor Adán Chávez.[3][4] Chávez was born in 1956 as the third son of Hugo de los Reyes Chávez and Elena Frías de Chávez.

Mayor of Sabaneta

Aníbal was the mayor of Sabaneta, a city in Venezuela's Barinas State. Sabaneta is the capital city of Alberto Arvelo Torrealba municipality in Barines. The city was founded by Juan de Alhama in 1787 and the principal industry is sugar production.[3]

Family

Aníbal was a member of the Chávez political family. His father is Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (a former state governor). Two of his brothers were also politicians: Hugo Chávez, who was President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, Adán Chávez, governor of Barinas from 2008 to 2016 as well as Argenis Chávez, governor of Barinas from 2016 to 2021.[3][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Primicias24.com – Noel Zamudia: Con Adán Chávez, Barinas es garantía de revolución". primicias24.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chavez Frias Anibal Jose - Edo. Barinas - Venezuela". Dateas.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  3. 1 2 3 Jens Glüsing (2008-11-20). "Venezuelan State Elections: Pressure Mounts for Entire Chavez Clan - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ Gould, Jens Erik (2 November 2007). "Where Everyone (Important) Is a Chavez". Time.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  6. ↑ "State Ruled by Crime and Chávez Family". The New York Times. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 2016-09-24.


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