Edgar Sanabria
Edgar Sanabria | |
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President of Venezuela Interim |
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In office 14 November 1958 – 13 February 1959 |
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Preceded by | Wolfgang Larrazábal |
Succeeded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
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Born | Edgar Sanabria Arcia 3 October 1911 Caracas, Venezuela |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Caracas, Venezuela |
Spouse(s) | Cecilia Báez Palacios |
Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
Signature | Edgar Sanabria's signature |
Edgar Sanabria Arcia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣar saˈnaβɾja]; 3 October 1911 – 24 April 1989) was a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He served as the acting President of Venezuela from 1958 to 1959.
Biography
He was born in Caracas to his parents Gorge Sanabria Bruzal and Magdalena Arcia.
He graduated from the Central University of Venezuela in 1935, and became a law professor at the same university a year later. He worked for several ministries during the presidency of Isaias Medina Angarita.[1]
He belonged to the provisional Government Junta after the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez on 23 January 1958, and was interim President of Venezuela in 1959.
After leaving the presidency, he served as Ambassador to the Holy See (1959-1963), Switzerland (1964-1968), and Austria (1968-1970).[2]
He died in Caracas, after a stroke, on 24 April 1989, at age 77.
See also
References
- International Jose Guillermo Carrillo Foundation
- (Spanish) Edgar Sanabria — Biography at Venezuelatuya.com
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Preceded by | President of Venezuela (Interim) 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by Rómulo Betancourt |
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