Orlando Fernández Medina
Orlando Fernández Medina | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Lara | |
| In office 11 December 1995 – 18 August 2000 | |
| Preceded by | José Mariano Navarro |
| Succeeded by | Luis Reyes Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Orlando José Fernández Medina 4 January 1945 Yaritagua, Yaracuy, Venezuela |
| Died | 15 October 2025 (aged 80) Yaritagua, Yaracuy, Venezuela |
| Party | MAS OFM UNT |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Orlando José Fernández Medina[a] (4 January 1945 – 15 October 2025) was a Venezuelan journalist and politician. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he served as governor of Lara from 1995 to 2000.[1]
Initially aligned with Hugo Chávez, whom he supported in the 1998 and 2000 presidential elections, he distanced himself following Chávez's re-election.[2]
Fernández died from complications of surgery in Yaritagua, Yaracuy, on 15 October 2025, at the age of 80. The operation had intended to remove a tumor from his colon.[3]
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Medina.
- ^ Castro Leal, Oscar (8 November 2021). "#Retrospectiva Electoral Orlando Fernández Medina, un gobernador controversial (Parte III)". El Impulso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Fallece Orlando Fernández Medina ex gobernador de Lara y reconocido comunicador social". Notiprensa Digital. 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Fallece Orlando Fernández Medina, combativo periodista, ex gobernador del Estado Lara y luchador incansable contra las injusticias y contra la corrupción". El Informador (in Spanish). 15 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.