Juan Germán Roscio
Venezuelan lawyer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan Germán Roscio (27 May 1763 – 10 March 1821) was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician of Italian background. He served as the secretary of foreign affairs for the Junta of Caracas,[1] as Venezuela's first foreign minister, and as chief of the Executive during the First Republic of Venezuela. He was also editor for Gazeta de Caracas and ran the Correo del Orinoco. He was the main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence,[2] the chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811 and the electoral rules for the election of the first Congress. He was also president of the Angostura Congress in 1819 and vice president of Gran Colombia.
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Juan Germán Roscio | |
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1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
In office 25 April 1810 – 2 March 1811 | |
President | Cristóbal Mendoza |
Succeeded by | Pedro Gual |
Vice President of Gran Colombia | |
In office 21 March 1820 – 10 March 1821 | |
President | Simón Bolívar |
Member of the Congress of Angostura | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1763-05-27)27 May 1763 San José de Tiznados, Province of Venezuela |
Died | 10 March 1821(1821-03-10) (aged 57) Cúcuta, Gran Colombia |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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