Juan Requesens

Juan Requesens
Juan Carlos Requesens Martínez
Requesens at a protest in 2017

Deputy of the National Assembly
for Táchira
Assumed office
5 January 2016

President of the Commission for Social Development and Integration
In office
18 January 2017 – 30 January 2018
Preceded by Miguel Pizarro
Succeeded by José Manuel Olivares
Personal details
Born Juan Carlos Requesens Martínez
(1989-03-17) March 17, 1989
Caracas, Venezuela
Political party Primero Justicia
Other political
affiliations		 Democratic Unity Roundtable
Spouse(s) Orianna Granati (2015—)
Children 2
Parents Juan Guillermo Requesens
Paula Martínez
Relatives Rafaela Requesens
Residence Caracas, Venezuela
Alma mater Central University of Venezuela

Juan Requesens is a Deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly, elected in 2015 and sworn in on 5 January 2016. He was a student leader at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), and a leader of student opposition protesters during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. He led marches opposing the Government of Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro, hoping to start a larger movement of Venezuelans.[1] He was arrested in August 2018 in relation to a supposed drone attack on President Maduro.[2]

Campus politician

Requesens began his political endeavors while attending Central University of Venezuela (UCV), where he was a political science major and the 2011 student council president.[3][4][5] He began demonstrations against the Venezuelan government in January 2013 when he helped organize a joint protest of students from UCV and Andrés Bello Catholic University.[6] At UCV, he used Twitter to hold student debates.[7]

2014 Venezuelan protests

The main demands of Requesens' movement were for the release of protesters who had been jailed, justice for protesters killed and allegedly tortured, and that if a meeting were to be held with President Maduro, that it would be broadcast live on television. He believed in 2014 that asking for Maduro's removal as President was a "dead end" and said that the “strategy of escalating confrontation will just give the government the chance to discredit us and continue with more repression”. Requesens' movement has been called a more moderate approach than that of Leopoldo López Mendoza.[1]

Arrest

Requesens was arrested in August 2018 in relation to a supposed drone attack on President Maduro.[8]

Personal life

Requesens' father is a doctor and his mother is an English teacher, his sister is the activist Rafaela Requesens.[1] Requesens is married to Orianna Granati, and they have two young children, Sabina (b. 2015) and Adriano (b. 2017).[9][10] His political idol is former Venezuelan president Rómulo Betancourt, who is known as the "father of Venezuelan democracy".[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miroff, Nick (11 March 2014). "Student who lives with parents rises as a leader in Venezuela's protests". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Venezuela's President Ties Opposition Leader to Drone Attack". Time. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ↑ Rosati, Andrew (20 February 2014). "Will Venezuela's protests fizzle out?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Student leader Requesens rises as leader in Venezuelan protests". UPI. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Juan Requesens es el nuevo presidente de la FCU de la UCV" (in Spanish). Notiactual. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lideres estudiantiles anuncian protestas pacíficas para este viernes" (in Spanish). La Patilla. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  7. ↑ (in Spanish) "El 'toma y dame' entre Juan Requesens y Kevin Ávila". Diario de Caracas. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Venezuela's President Ties Opposition Leader to Drone Attack". Time. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  9. ↑ "Esposa de Requesens rompe el silencio tras compartir emotivo mensaje (Video)" [Requesens' wife breaks silence by sharing an emotional message (video)]. Venezuela al día (in Spanish). Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Encarcelamiento de diputado Requesens unió a las fracciones opositoras en la AN". Efecto Cocuyo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  • Otis, John (24 May 2016). "'Things could explode': Why pressure is mounting as Venezuela's economy melts down". CBC News. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  • Camacho, Carlos (June 2017). "Venezuela's New Government Approach to Crowd Control: Robbery". Latin American Herald Tribune. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  • (in Spanish) Reyes, Ivan (13 February 2017). "Candidatos a la FCU de la UCV buscan revivir el sentimiento universitario". Efecto Cocuyo CA. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  • (in Spanish) "Hermana de Juan Requesens fue liberada tras secuestro en Táchira Roxana Peña". panorama.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  • (in Spanish) "Hermana y amigo del diputado electo Juan Requesens fueron secuestrados". El Universal (Caracas). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  • (in Spanish) Reyes, Ivan (18 February 2017). "Rafaela Requesens ganó elecciones en la UCV, entre nubes de gas lacrimógeno". Efecto Cocuyo CA. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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