Gustavo Cisneros | |
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| Born | Gustavo Alfredo Cisneros Rendiles 1 June 1945 |
| Died | 29 December 2023 (aged 78) |
| Citizenship | Venezuela Dominican Republic [1][2][3] Spain[4] U.S.[citation needed] |
| Alma mater | Babson College |
| Occupation | Media mogul |
| Spouse | Patricia Phelps |
| Children | 3, including Adriana Cisneros |
Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros y Rendiles (1 June 1945 – 29 December 2023) was a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of Grupo Cisneros.[5][6]
A onetime billionaire, according to Forbes his net worth peaked at 6.0 billion dollars in 2007 (equivalent to $8.5 billion in 2023 prices when adjusted for inflation);[7] he dropped off the billionaires' list in 2020 as a consequence of his Venezuelan assets losing value due to the long economic crisis in Venezuela.
- ^ "Gustavo Cisneros obtiene ciudadanía". El Día (in European Spanish). 19 January 2010.
- ^ Rosario Adames, Fausto (17 March 2014). "Gustavo Cisneros ha recibido la ciudadanía dominicana en tres ocasiones". Acento (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "El magnate venezolano Gustavo Cisneros adquiere la nacionalidad dominicana". 7 Días. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "El millonario venezolano Gustavo Cisneros se interesa en Telemadrid y Canal Sur". España. 21 April 2014.
- ^ Gott, Richard (May–June 2006). "Venezuela's Murdoch". New Left Review. No. 39.
- ^ Casillas, Jorge S. (16 October 2015). "La hispanidad está en la sangre del español, sea vasco, catalán o andaluz". ABC (in Spanish).
- ^ Romero, Simon (5 July 2007). "Media Mogul Learns to Live with Chávez". The New York Times.