Eduardo Lapi
| Eduardo Lapi García | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Yaracuy | |
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In office 1995–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Nelsón Suárez Montiel |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yaritagua, Yaracuy[1] |
| Political party | National Convergence |
Eduardo Lapi is a Venezuelan politician. He was Governor of Yaracuy for the National Convergence from 1995 to 2004. He lost to Carlos Eduardo Gimenez Colmenares (For Social Democracy) in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2004.
In 2008 Lapi was granted asylum in Peru, after escaping prison in Venezuela. He had been charged with corruption, and said that he feared he would not receive a fair trial.[2] Lapi's attempt to run again for Governor of Yaracuy in the Venezuelan regional elections, 2008 was aborted by a Supreme Court declaration that he needed to be resident in the country to do so.[3]
References
- ↑ Globovision, 1 April 2007, Eduardo Lapi, gobernador más joven de Venezuela
- ↑ Winnipeg Free Press, 27 April 2009, Peru grants asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader
- ↑ Globovision, 3 November 2008, TSJ: Eduardo Lapi no podrá seguir en carrera hacia la gobernación de Yaracuy
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