Thor Halvorssen (businessman)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Halvorssen and the second or maternal family name is Hellum.
For Halvorssen's son, see Thor Halvorssen (human rights activist).
Thor Halvorssen Hellum
BornMay 16, 1943
Venezuela
DiedJuly 20, 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 71)
Miami, Florida, US
Occupation(s)Businessman, ambassador, and special commissioner on drugs

Thor Halvorssen Hellum (Spanish: [ˈtoɾ (x)alˈβoɾsen], May 16, 1943 – July 20, 2014)[1] was a Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman who was CEO and President of the Venezuelan state-owned telephone company CANTV, and later was "special commissioner for international narcotic affairs" in the administration of President Carlos Andrés Pérez, holding the rank of Ambassador.[2] While investigating links to money laundering and drug trafficking, he was imprisoned on charges of terrorism, though he was later cleared of all charges.[3] Halvorssen's case was taken up by Amnesty International and other international human rights organizations.[4] After his release, Halvorssen moved with his family to Miami, where he lived until his death.[5]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Datos Genealógicos Página 355 (Páginas de Familias). Datos Genealógicos Página 355 (Páginas de Familias). Retrieved on July 21, 2007
  2. ^ "Thor Halvorssen". Latin America Weekly Report, Section: Venezuela; Politics; WR-93-45; Pg. 538. November 18, 1993.
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  4. ^ Fonzi, Gaeton (November 1994). "The Troublemaker" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Gazette. pp. 18–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ^ "Venezuelan executive, human-rights advocate Thor Halvorssen dies in South Florida - Obituaries - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 2014-07-23.