{"id":128080,"date":"2026-01-07T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/venezuelan-acting-president-appoints-new-commander-of-presidential-honor-guard-china-daily\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:09:10","slug":"venezuelan-acting-president-appoints-new-commander-of-presidential-honor-guard-china-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/venezuelan-acting-president-appoints-new-commander-of-presidential-honor-guard-china-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Venezuelan acting president appoints new commander of presidential honor guard \u2013 China Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez has appointed General Gustavo Enrique Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez as the new Commander of the Presidential Honor Guard and Director of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), replacing Major General Javier Marcano T\u00e1bata. <\/p>\n<p>The announcement, made via official channels and confirmed by multiple news agencies, states that Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez \u2014 a long\u2011serving military figure \u2014 was tapped to lead both the elite Presidential protection unit and military counterintelligence operations in Venezuela. <\/p>\n<p>Rodr\u00edguez expressed confidence in Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez\u2019s experience and loyalty, citing his service history and dedication as key reasons for the appointment. <\/p>\n<p>The change was formalized through a presidential decree that will take legal effect once published in the <em>Gaceta Oficial<\/em>, Venezuela\u2019s official government gazette. <\/p>\n<p>The move follows the removal of Javier Marcano T\u00e1bata from his security posts amid a broader reshuffle in the nation\u2019s military and intelligence leadership. <\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan government communications noted the decision reflects an ongoing effort to maintain institutional continuity and strengthen national security under Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s interim leadership.<\/p>\n<p>General Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez has previously held senior posts, including leadership of the Venezuelan intelligence service and roles in interior and justice sectors.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodr\u00edguez has appointed General Gustavo Enrique Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez as the new Commander of the Presidential Honor Guard and Director of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), replacing Major General Javier Marcano T\u00e1bata. The announcement, made via official channels and confirmed by multiple news agencies, states that Gonz\u00e1lez L\u00f3pez \u2014 a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128080\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}