Wolfgang Larrazábal
Wolfgang Larrazábal | |
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36th President of Venezuela | |
In office 23 January 1958 – 14 November 1958 | |
Preceded by | Marcos Pérez Jiménez |
Succeeded by | Edgar Sanabria |
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Born | Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto 5 March 1911 Carúpano, Sucre state, Venezuela |
Died | 27 February 2003 Caracas, Venezuela | (aged 91)
Spouse(s) | Mercedes María Peláez |
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Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto (Spanish pronunciation: [volfˈɣaŋg laraˈsaβal]; 5 March 1911 – 27 February 2003) was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as 36th President of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez on 23 January 1958. He resigned later that year to run in the 1958 presidential election, but lost to former president Rómulo Betancourt.
See also[]
- Presidents of Venezuela
- List of Venezuelans
References[]
- (in Spanish) Wolfgang Larrazábal – Official biography.
- (in Spanish) Wolfgang Larrazábal
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Carúpano
- Venezuelan people of Basque descent
- Democratic Republican Union politicians
- Presidents of Venezuela
- Venezuelan military personnel
- Leaders who took power by coup