Rómulo Gallegos
Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969)[1][2][3] 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.[4] He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup.[5]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallegos and the second or maternal family name is Freire.
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Rómulo Gallegos | |
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President of Venezuela | |
In office 17 February 1948 – 24 November 1948 | |
Preceded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
Succeeded by | Carlos Delgado Chalbaud |
Senator for life | |
In office 23 January 1961 – 5 April 1969 | |
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Born | Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (1884-08-02)2 August 1884 Caracas, Venezuela |
Died | 5 April 1969(1969-04-05) (aged 84) Caracas, Venezuela |
Political party | Acción Democrática |
Spouse | 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.[6]