What is William Izarra?
[[File:William Izarra Caldera.jpg|right|200px]] '''William Ernesto Izarra Caldera''' (7 May 1947 – 1 October 2021) was a Venezuelan [[Diplomacy|diplomat]], academic, writer, military official, and politician. He also worked as a professor for the [[Central University of Venezuela]].<ref>{{cite news|last=|first=|date=11 December 2012|title=William Izarra escribe para el socialismo del siglo XXI|trans-title=|url=http://www.radiomundial.com.ve/article/william-izarra-escribe-para-el-socialismo-del-siglo-xxi|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140616032835/http://www.radiomundial.com.ve/article/william-izarra-escribe-para-el-socialismo-del-siglo-xxi|archivedate=16 June 2014|language=Spanish|work=YVKE Mundial|location=|access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> He was a [[Senate of Venezuela|Senator]] between 1998 until 1999. He was also the [[Ambassador]] to [[North Korea]] from May 2021 until his death. Izarra was a member of the [[United Socialist Party of Venezuela|United Socialist Party]]. He was born in [[Maracay]], [[Venezuela]]. Izarra died on 1 October 2021 at a hospital in [[Caracas]], Venezuela from [[COVID-19]] at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 October 2021|title=Falleció el dirigente revolucionario William Izarra|trans-title= |url=https://albaciudad.org/2021/10/fallecio-el-dirigente-revolucionario-william-izarra/|language=Spanish|work=Alba Ciudad 96.3 FM|location= |access-date=5 October 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Izarra, William}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Caracas]] [[Category:Venezuelan politicians]] [[Category:Venezuelan writers]] [[Category:Ambassadors]] [[Category:Venezuelan diplomats]] [[Category:Venezuelan academics]] [[Category:Political writers]] [[Category:Socialist politicians]] {{bio-stub}}