Rómulo Gallegos
Sign in to saveVenezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1884
- Died
- 1969
- Works
- 111
Top works
- Canaima
- Doña Bárbara
- Cantaclaro
- Canaima, seguida de
- Sus mejores cuentos
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 38
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/R%C3%B3mulo+Gallegos">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Rómulo Betancourt
- Succeeded by
- Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
- 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
- Party
- Acción Democrática
- Spouse
- Teotiste Arocha Egui (1888–1950)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power after only nine months by a military coup.
Rómulo Gallegos is considered the most important Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1884 births1969 deaths20th-century Venezuelan journalists20th-century Venezuelan male journalists20th-century Venezuelan male writers20th-century Venezuelan novelistsDemocratic Action (Venezuela) politiciansEducation ministers of VenezuelaExiled Venezuelan politiciansInter-American Commission on Human Rights commissionersLeaders ousted by a coup