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.[1] He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup.[2]
Rómulo Gallegos | |
|---|---|
 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.
References
change- ↑ "68 años de las primeras elecciones libres en Venezuela – El Aragüeño". 2018-10-16. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
- ↑ Lott, Leo B. (1956). "Executive Power in Venezuela". American Political Science Review. 50 (2): 422–441. doi:10.2307/1951677. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1951677. S2CID 143931136.
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