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Argenis Chávez

PEP · Politician · Close Associate · Sanction-linked entity

Argenis Chávez is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Argenis Chávez · Argenis Chávez Frías · Αργένης Τσάβες · アルヘニス・チャベス · 阿尔热尼斯·查韦斯·弗里亚斯 · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Argenis Chavez Frias · 아르헤니스 차베스 프리아스				[sources]
Birth date	1958-07-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Sabaneta				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Argenis				[sources]
Last name	Chávez · Frías				[sources]
Political association	United Socialist Party of Venezuela				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q644780				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Venezuelan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,414

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata328,054

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Graph-based entity tagging84,495

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aníbal Chávez Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Elena Frías de Chávez PEP	child · mother	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Venezuela	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
María Gabriela Chávez PEP	relative · uncle	-	-
Rosinés Chávez PEP