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Diosdado Cabello

Diosdado Cabello

Minister of the Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace of Venezuela

Appears in 3 stories

Born: April 15, 1963 (age 62 years), Maturin, Venezuela
Children: Daniella Cabello Contreras and David Cabello
Spouse: Marleny Contreras (m. 1989)
Party: United Socialist Party of Venezuela
Education: Andrés Bello Catholic University and National Experimental University of the Armed Forces
Office: Minister of the Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace of Venezuela
Siblings: José David Cabello, Glenna Cabello de Daboin, Lisbeth Cabello Rondón, and more

Notable Quotes

The fascists in cassocks who accompany La Sayona [Machado] have said nothing about the attacks against the country.

There were no political prisoners. Only people who committed crimes.

Stories

The Venezuela raid and congressional war powers

Force in Play

Pledged police loyalty to Rodríguez government

Congress hasn't declared war since 1942, though presidents have ordered 212 military strikes without formal declarations. On January 3, 2026, U.S. special forces raided Venezuela, captured President Nicolás Maduro in his residence, and flew him to New York to face narcoterrorism charges.

Updated 7 days ago

Venezuela's power struggle after Maduro

Force in Play

Remains in power; controls police, intelligence, and Bolivarian Militia; claims no political prisoners exist

Seven weeks after U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has consolidated interim power through military loyalty pledges, oil privatization, and prisoner releases. In an NBC interview on February 12, she pledged 'free and fair' elections but refused to set a timeline, conditioning them on Venezuela being 'free from sanctions'.

Updated 7 days ago

The US capture of Nicolás Maduro

Force in Play

Named in same indictment as Maduro but not captured; remains in Venezuela as one of regime's most powerful figures

Delta Force operators captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas at 2 a.m. on January 3 as explosions rocked the capital and helicopters evacuated them to the USS Iwo Jima, bound for New York. By Saturday afternoon, Maduro arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn—the first American military capture of a sitting head of state since Manuel Noriega in 1989.

Updated May 19