Raúl Baduel

Raúl Isaías Baduel (6 July 1955 – 12 October 2021) was a Venezuelan politician and general. He was the Minister of Defense under President Hugo Chávez from 2006 until 2008. He was born in Guárico, Venezuela.
Baduel died on 12 October 2021 at a hospital in Caracas, Venezuela from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by COVID-19, aged 66.