Rómulo Gallegos
Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969)
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup.
Rómulo Gallegos | |
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 Gallegos c. 1947-48 | |
| President of Venezuela | |
| In office 17 February 1948 – 24 November 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Delgado Chalbaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire 2 August 1884 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 5 April 1969 (aged 84) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Acción Democrática |
| Spouse(s) | Teotiste Arocha Egui (1888–1950) |
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Rómulo Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.
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