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Guanare
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "Capital Espiritual de Venezuela" (English:"Spiritual capital of Venezuela)
Guanare
Coordinates: 9°02′37″N 68°44′56″W / 9.04361°N 68.74889°W / 9.04361; -68.74889Coordinates: 9°02′37″N 68°44′56″W / 9.04361°N 68.74889°W / 9.04361; -68.74889
Country	Venezuela
State	Portuguesa
Municipality
Founded	3 November 1591
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	2,008 km2 (775 sq mi)
Elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	235,201
• Density	100.63/km2 (260.6/sq mi)
• Demonym	Guanareño(a)
Time zone	VST (UTC-4:30)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC-4:30)
Postal code	3350
Area code(s)	0257
Website	Alcaldía de Guanare (Spanish)
The area and population figures are for the municipality

Guanare (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈnaɾe]) is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.

Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production. Guanare is also the location of one of the campuses of UNELLEZ [1], one of the nation's main agricultural universities.

It is also said that is the spiritual capital of Venezuela, and it is recognizable for its tourism, and where many events take place.

v t e State capitals of Venezuela Capital, state     Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas Barcelona, Anzoátegui San Fernando de Apure, Apure Maracay, Aragua Barinas, Barinas Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar Valencia, Carabobo San Carlos, Cojedes Tucupita, Delta Amacuro Caracas, Distrito Capital Santa Ana de Coro, Falcón San Juan de los Morros, Guárico Barquisimeto, Lara Mérida, Mérida Los Teques, Miranda Maturín, Monagas La Asunción, Nueva Esparta Guanare, Portuguesa Cumaná, Sucre San Cristóbal, Táchira Trujillo, Trujillo La Guaira, Vargas San Felipe, Yaracuy Maracaibo, Zulia Bold indicates national capital.

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Nicolás Maduro Moros
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2006
President	Hugo Chávez
Preceded by	Alí Rodríguez Araque
Personal details
Born	November 23, 1962 Caracas

Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan politician who was appointed foreign minister by President Hugo Chávez on 9 August 2006.^[1]

Biography[link]

Nicolas Maduro began his political career as a bus driver and unofficial trade-unionist representing the workers of the Caracas Metro system in the 1970s and 1980s (back then, unions within the Metro company were not allowed). He finished high school in the Liceo Avalos, a public high-school west of Caracas during the '80 (El Valle neighborhood), but lacks any university or further education. He is considered one of the founders of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR), but his biggest political accomplishment was as activist for the release of Hugo Chávez from prison, and later as one of this regional political coordinators during the 1998 presidential race. Maduro was elected on the MVR ticket to the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies in 1998, to the National Constituent Assembly in 1999, and to the National Assembly in 2000 and 2005, representing the Capital District. The legislature elected him Speaker of the Assembly, even though he did not have a college degree or formal education. He held that position from 2005 until the first half of 2006.^[2] Maduro is married to Cilia Flores,^[3] herself a prominent figure within the MVR. She replaced Maduro as Speaker of assembly.^[4]

In January 2009, Israel ordered the Venezuelan ambassador and his staff to leave the country after Venezuela expelled Israeli diplomats over Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Maduro stated, with regard to Israel's expelling of the Venezuelan ambassador, that "The response of the State of Israel is weak, late and in any case for us it's an honor. We're proud that the State of Israel that exists today, led by these criminals, made this decision."^[5]

On September 2006, he was detained by the Homeland Security officers at JFK Airport, after paying for three air tickets in cash.^[6]

On the 15th of December 2011, it was reported in El Universal that President Hugo Chavez wished to make Maduro, the PSUV candidate in the state of Carabobo for governor, which is currently held by the opposition MUD.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Ministerio del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (Venezuelan Foreign Ministry)
• Nicolás Maduro Moros, Ministro del Poder Popular para Relaciones Exteriores (government CV)