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Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, and lawyer. He was a member of the Democratic Action political party and was educated at the Central University of Venezuela. Betancourt served as a senator for life and held the position of President of Venezuela. He was also associated with the democratization movement and spoke English.
Born in Guatire in 1908, he died in New York City in 1981 from a cerebral hemorrhage, which is classified as natural causes. As an author, he wrote 57 works, including *En Franco dialogo con los industriales*, *A will at service of the nation*, *Universidad de Oriente*, *almácigo de porvenir*, *Alocución presidencial*, and *Una voluntad al servicio de la nación*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1981
- Works
- 57
Top works
- En Franco dialogo con los industriales
- A will at service of the nation
- Universidad de Oriente, almácigo de porvenir
- Alocución presidencial
- Una voluntad al servicio de la nación
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Edgar Sanabria (interim)
- Succeeded by
- Raúl Leoni
- Born
- Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello , ( 1908-02-22 ) 22 February 1908, Guatire , Miranda state , Venezuela
- Died
- 28 September 1981 (1981-09-28) (aged 73), New York City , United States
- Resting place
- East Cemetery (Venezuela)
- Party
- Democratic Action
- Spouse s
- Carmen Valverde ( divorced ) , Renée Hartmann Viso
- Children
- Virginia Betancourt
- Alma mater
- Central University of Venezuela
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Place of birth
- Guatire
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Central University of Venezuela
- Political party
- Democratic Action
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Movement
- democratization
- Official website
- fundacionromulobetancourt.com
- Image
- Foto oficial Rómulo Betancourt 1959.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rómulo Betancourt
- date of birth
- 1908-02-22
- date of death
- 1981-09-28
- cause of death
- cerebral hemorrhage
- name in native language
- Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈromulo βetaŋˈkuɾ]), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was a Venezuelan politician who served as the president of Venezuela, from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of the Democratic Action, Venezuela's dominant political party in the 20th century.
Betancourt, one of Venezuela's most important political figures, led a tumultuous career in Latin American politics. Periods of exile brought Betancourt in contact with various Latin American countries as well as the United States, securing his legacy as one of the most prominent international leaders to emerge from 20th-century Latin America. Scholars credit Betancourt as the Founding Father of modern democratic Venezuela.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rómulo Betancourt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.