Not to be confused with Juan de Zúñiga y Requesens.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Requesens and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
Juan Requesens
Requesens in 2017
Deputy of the National Assembly for Táchira
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2016
Member of the Commission on Domestic Policy [es]
In office January 2018 – August 2018
President of the Commission for Social Development and Integration [es]
In office 18 January 2017 – 30 January 2018
Preceded by
Miguel Pizarro
Succeeded by
José Manuel Olivares
Personal details
Born
Juan Carlos Requesens Martínez
(1989-03-17) March 17, 1989 (age 35) Caracas, Venezuela
Political party
Primero Justicia
Other political affiliations
Democratic Unity Roundtable
Spouse
Orianna Granati
(m. 2015)
Children
2
Alma mater
Central University of Venezuela
Juan Requesens Martínez is a deputy of the Venezuelan National Assembly, elected in 2015 and sworn in on 5 January 2016. He was a student leader at the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), and a leader of student opposition protesters during the 2014 Venezuelan protests. He led marches opposing the Government of Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro, seeking "to turn the student rebellion into a broader social movement".[1]
Requesens was arrested in August 2018[2] but was released on 28 August 2020.[3] In 2022, he was charged eight years in prison for his alleged paritipcaiton in the Caracas drone attack.[4] He was released in October 2023 in a deal between the Venezelan government and the United States after the latter nation agreed to ease sanctions on Venezuela.[5]
^Miroff, Nick (11 March 2014). "Student who lives with parents rises as a leader in Venezuela's protests". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^Smith, Scott (7 August 2018). "Venezuela's President ties opposition leader to drone attack". Fox News. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^"Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Requesens released from prison: video". Reuters. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^Sequera, Vivian (2022-08-04). "Venezuela opposition leader sentenced to 8 years in prison: lawyer". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^Armas, Mayela; Sequera, Vivian; Armas, Mayela; Sequera, Vivian (2023-10-19). "Five prisoners released in Venezuela after opposition deal, US demand". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
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