Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)

Rómulo Gallegos

Venezuelan politician and writer (1884–1969)

Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire 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.

List of presidents of Venezuela

Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the country by influence and…