Audelino Moreno Explained

Birth Date:27 July 1919
Death Date:23 November 2010 (aged 91)
Birth Place:Queniquea, Venezuela
Death Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse:[1]
Children:5
Serviceyears:1936–1971
Rank:Brigadier general
Branch:Venezuelan Army

Audelino Moreno (27 July 1919 – 23 November 2010)[2] was a Venezuelan officer and diplomat. He held numerous positions in the Venezuelan Army and diplomatic service.

Life

Moreno joined the Venezuelan army in June 1936 as a member of the cavalry. He was promoted to corporal in 1938, lieutenant in 1946, colonel in 1960 and then brigadier general in 1964.[3] In 1943, he was falsely accused of being a communist-sympathiser and was sent to serve at the San Carlos de la Barra Fortress, though he appealed to president of Venezuela, Isaías Medina Angarita, he remained at the fort until the 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état.[4]

He was the commander of the federal district police and inspector general of the army. He also served as both the Venezuelan ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Moreno married María Josefina González in 1953 and they had five children together. He retired in 1971 and died on 23 November 2010, aged 91 years old.

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 April 2022 . Sra María Josefina González Toro . 14 May 2024 . Geni . es.
  2. Web site: 28 April 2022 . General de Brigada Audelino Moreno . 14 May 2024 . Geni . es.
  3. Web site: VenzRetros . 23 November 2017 . Gral. Audelino Moreno . 14 May 2024 . Venezuela en Retrospectiva . es.
  4. Book: Lecuna, Roberto Pérez . Apuntes para la historia militar de Venezuela : 1o de enero de 1936, 18 de octubre de 1945 . Editorial El Viaje de Pez . 9800763171 . 2000 . es.