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Henrique Capriles
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Venezuelan politician and lawyer
Henrique Capriles is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer who has been a prominent opposition figure in the country's politics. He matters because he has led major challenges to Venezuela's government, making him a significant player in the nation's recent political conflicts.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henrique
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Place of birth
- Caracas
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Central University of Venezuela
- Political party
- Vente Venezuela
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- henriquecapriles.com
- Image
- Henrique Capriles 2022.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Henrique Capriles
- date of birth
- 1972-07-11
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- Henrique Capriles Radonski
- name in native language
- Henrique Capriles Radonski
- birth name
- Henrique Capriles Radonski
- social media followers
- 7082754
- P10632
- Henrique Capriles
- affiliation
- Democratic Unity Roundtable
- subject has role
- political prisoner
- place of detention
- El Helicoide
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Encyclopedic overview
Henrique Capriles Radonski ( Spanish pronunciation: [enˈrike kaˈpɾiles raˈðonski]; born 11 July 1972) is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, who served as the 36th Governor of Miranda from 2008 to 2017.
Born in Caracas, he received a degree in law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and later in tax law from the Central University of Venezuela. He first ventured into politics at age 26, when he became the youngest member ever elected to the Venezuelan parliament. He secured a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the 1998 parliamentary elections, under the Christian Democratic Party (Copei). He served as vice president of the Congress and president of the Chamber of Deputies until their dissolution by the Constituent Assembly in August 1999.
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