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Gen Eleazar López Contreras

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Gen Eleazar López Contreras

Birth
Táchira, Venezuela
Death
2 Jan 1973 (aged 89)
Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela
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President of Venezuela. He was designated President in 1935 after the death of dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, and served until 1941. After the 1945 coup against President Isaías Medina Angarita, Contreras was imprisoned and later exiled to the United States, where he wrote the book "El Triunfo de la Verdad". He returned to Venezuela in 1951.
President of Venezuela. He was designated President in 1935 after the death of dictator Juan Vicente Gómez, and served until 1941. After the 1945 coup against President Isaías Medina Angarita, Contreras was imprisoned and later exiled to the United States, where he wrote the book "El Triunfo de la Verdad". He returned to Venezuela in 1951.

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  • Originally Created by: 380W
  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18379164/eleazar-l%C3%B3pez_contreras: accessed ), memorial page for Gen Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883–2 Jan 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18379164, citing Cementerio del Este, Caracas, Municipio Bolivariano Libertador, Capital District, Venezuela; Maintained by Find a Grave.