Chávez appoints Carlos Alcalá Cordones as Army Commander

Major General Carlos Alcalá Cordones was appointed by President Hugo Chávez as the new Commander General of the Army

Alcalá Cordones held the post of Inspector General of the Army (Photo: TV screen capture)

ALICIA DE LA ROSA | EL UNIVERSAL

Friday June 29, 2012 04:12 PM

President Hugo Chávez on Friday announced the appointment of Major General Carlos Alcalá Cordones as the new Commander General of the Army.

Chávez's announcement came during an interview with multi-state TV network Telesur regarding the Mercosur meeting about the situation in Paraguay.

Cordones Alcalá held the post of Inspector General of the Army and will replace Major General Euclides Campos Aponte, who "turns 30 years of service and two years at the top position of the Army," said Chávez.

Carlos Alcalá Alcalá is a brother of General Clíver Alcalá Cordones, the commander of the Fourth Armored Division and the Military Garrison of Maracay, Aragua state.

President Chávez also said he was meeting with officers and members of the Military High Command at Fuerte Tiuna military base, in Caracas, "addressing a number of issues." He added that he would later preside over a council of ministers.

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