Edmundo Rada

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Edmundo Rada

Sucre Municipality Councilman

Personal details
Died	17 October 2019 Caracas
Political party	Popular Will

Edmundo Rada Angulo, also known as Pipo,^[1]^[2] (died 16 October 2019) was a Venezuelan politician who served as councilman for the Popular Will party for Petare, in the Sucre Municipality of Caracas.^[2] Rada went missing on 16 October 2019 and was found dead the following day on the side of the road out of Petare, Caracas, burned and with two coup de grâce shots in the back of his neck.

Career

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Rada was known as a social leader who spearheaded the organization of community kitchens.^[3] He had been a member of Popular Will since the party was founded, according to Leopoldo López.^[4]

Disappearance and death

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His body was found on 17 October 2019 on the side of the road out of Petare,^[1] burned and with two coup de grâce shots in the back of his neck, after he was reported missing the day before.^[3] Disputed interim president and leader of the Popular Will party Juan Guaidó declared that Rada's death was "a murder [committed by] the dictatorship" (i.e. forces loyal to Maduro) and that "there are clear indications that the cause [was] political", suspecting that the crime was committed by the Special Action Forces (FAES). Guaidó noted that Rada was murdered on the same day that Venezuela was elected as member of the United Nations Human Rights Council.^[3]^[5] Rada's family gave public statements only to Colombian networks, reporting that Rada had fears of the FAES coming after him after they took photographs of him at a protest in late September.^[1]

His funeral was held in Unión de Petare, and he is interred at the Caracas East Cemetery.^[1] His body was identified and recovered from the Bello Monte morgue by his family and fellow politicians Gilber Caro and Ismael León.^[2] On Friday 18 October, the Spanish government condemned the "cruel murder" of a politician.^[6]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Guerrero, Sandra (2019-10-18). "El hermano de Edmundo Rada no descarta ninguna hipótesis en ese caso". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Familiares exigen justicia por asesinato de concejal Edmundo Rada". El Universal (in Spanish). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Venezuela: el cuerpo del opositor Edmundo Rada apareció calcinado y con dos tiros en la nuca" (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "El mensaje de Leopoldo López tras la muerte de Edmundo "Pipo" Rada: "Fue un asesinato políticamente motivado"". Infobae (in European Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
^ "Venezuela wins seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition". Reuters. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
^ "Spain condemns murder of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Rada". The Diplomat in Spain. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

Crisis in Venezuela

Events

Ongoing	Economic crisis Bolivarian missions Bolivarian Revolution Bolivarianism Censorship Chavismo Crimes against humanity Corruption Defections Devaluation of the Venezuelan bolívar Economic policies under Nicolás Maduro Energy crisis (Zulia energy collapse) Human rights abuses Hyperinflation Illegal drug trade Internationa sanctions U.S. sanctions Interventions of political parties Negotiations Refugee crisis and diaspora Resource shortages State protectors State-sponsored terrorism States of emergency in Venezuela Catatumbo campaign Pemon conflict Coronavirus pandemic
2010	Colombian diplomatic crisis Death of Franklin Brito PDVAL affair Parliamentary election III National Assembly of Venezuela
2012	Amuay tragedy Presidential election Regional elections
2013	Death of Hugo Chávez Presidential election Dakazo Municipal elections
2014	La Salida 2014 protests timeline Detention of Leopoldo López Panama diplomatic crisis (1st) Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act
2015	Detention of Antonio Ledezma Colombian diplomatic/migration crisis Resolution 8610 2015 protests (timeline) Narcosobrinos affair Parliamentary election IV National Assembly of Venezuela
2016	Tumeremo massacre (1st) Recall referendum movement 2016 protests (timeline)
2017	Detention of Gilber Caro Constitutional crisis Mother of All Marches Caracas helicopter incident Referendum National Assembly attack Constituent Assembly election Members Regional elections Municipal elections Attack on Fort Paramacay Death of Carlos Andrés García Law against Hatred 2017 protests timeline
2018	El Junquito raid Presidential campaign of Nicolás Maduro Valencia fire Panama diplomatic crisis (2nd) Presidential election El Paraíso stampede Caracas drone attack Detention of Juan Requesens Economic reforms and Viernes Rojo Murder of Fernando Albán Tumeremo massacre (2nd) 2018 protests (timeline)
2019	Inauguration of Nicolás Maduro Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 Plan País Humanitarian aid mission Amnesty Law Venezuela Aid Live Statute Governing the Transition to Democracy Murder of Alí Domínguez Widespread blackouts Detention of Roberto Marrero Disappearance of Gilber Caro 30 April uprising attempt Acarigua prison riot Death of Rafael Acosta Arévalo Attack of Rufo Chacón Death of Juan Carlos Márquez Murder of Edmundo Rada Operación Alacrán 2019 protests timeline
2020	National Assembly leadership election Death of Addy Valero Cagua fire Barquisimeto shooting COVID-19 pandemic Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V National Assembly of Venezuela
2021	La Vega raid Apure clashes
2022	Arauca clashes Recall referendum project
2023	Anti-Solidarity Law Barbados Agreement Unitary Platform presidential primaries Referendum Guyana–Venezuela crisis El Palito oil spill
2024	Detention of Rocío San Miguel Law against Fascism, Neofascism and Similar Expressions Bulla Loca mine disaster Presidential election international reactions protests political crisis Widespread blackouts Argentine embassy siege

Deaths during protests

2014	Bassil Da Costa Robert Redman Génesis Carmona Geraldin Moreno
2015	Kluivert Roa
2017	Paola Ramírez Juan Pablo Pernalete Armando Cañizales Miguel Castillo Paúl Moreno Orlando Figuera Neomar Lander Fabián Urbina David Vallenilla Xiomara Scott