Edmundo Rada

Edmundo Rada Angulo, also known as Pipo,[1][2]

Edmundo Rada
(disappeared on 16 October 2019) was a Venezuelan politician
who served as councilman for the Popular Will party for Sucre Municipality Councilman
Petare, in the Sucre Municipality of Caracas.[2] Personal details
Died 17 October 2019
Career Caracas
Political party Popular Will
Rada was known as a social leader who spearheaded the
organization of community kitchens.[3] He had been a member
of Popular Will since the party was founded, according to Leopoldo López.[4]

Disappearance and death

His body was found on 17 October 2019 on the side of the road out of Petare,[1] burned and with
two coup de grâce shots in the back of his neck, after he was reported missing the day before.[3]
Disputed interim president and leader of the Popular Will party Juan Guaidó declared that Rada's
death was "a murder [committed by] the dictatorship" (i.e. forces loyal to Maduro) and that "there
are clear indications that the cause [was] political", suspecting that the crime was committed by
the Special Action Forces (FAES). Guaidó noted that Rada was murdered on the same day that
Venezuela was elected as member of the United Nations Human Rights Council.[3][5] Rada's family
gave public statements only to Colombian networks, reporting that Rada had fears of the FAES
coming after him after they took photographs of him at a protest in late September.[1]

His funeral was held in Unión de Petare, and he is interred at the Caracas East Cemetery.[1] His
body was identified and recovered from the Bello Monte morgue by his family and fellow
politicians Gilber Caro and Ismael León.[2] On Friday 18 October, the Spanish government
condemned the "cruel murder" of a politician.[6]

See also
Fernando Albán
List of solved missing person cases
List of unsolved murders

References
1. Guerrero, Sandra (2019-10-18). "El hermano de Edmundo Rada no descarta ninguna hipótesis
en ese caso" (https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/sucesos/el-hermano-de-edmundo-rada-n
o-descarta-ninguna-hipotesis-en-ese-caso/). EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved
2019-10-19.
2. "Familiares exigen justicia por asesinato de concejal Edmundo Rada" (http://www.eluniversal.c
om/sucesos/53561/familiares-exigen-justicia-por-asesinato-de-concejal-edmundo-rada). El
Universal (in Spanish). 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
3. "Venezuela: el cuerpo del opositor Edmundo Rada apareció calcinado y con dos tiros en la
nuca" (https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/venezuela-cuerpo-del-opositor-edmundo-rada-a
 parecio-nid2298134) (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
4. "El mensaje de Leopoldo López tras la muerte de Edmundo "Pipo" Rada: "Fue un asesinato
políticamente motivado" " (https://www.infobae.com/america/venezuela/2019/10/18/el-mensaje
-de-leopoldo-lopez-tras-la-muerte-de-edmundo-pipo-rada-fue-un-asesinato-politicamente-motiv
ado/). Infobae (in European Spanish). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
5. "Venezuela wins seat on U.N. rights council despite U.S. opposition" (https://www.reuters.com/
article/us-un-rights-idUSKBN1WW2I7). Reuters. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
6. "Spain condemns murder of Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Rada" (https://thediploma
tinspain.com/en/2019/10/spain-condemns-murder-of-venezuelan-opposition-leader-edmundo-r
ada-and-calls-for-investigation/). The Diplomat in Spain. 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-19.

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