Raúl Leoni
Raúl Leoni (born April 24, 1905 in El Manteco , Venezuela , † July 5, 1972 in New York City ) was President of Venezuela from 1964 to 1969. He was a member of the then largest Venezuelan party, Acción Democrática (AD).
Leoni studied law at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas . He was a member of the Generación del 28 , a student group that organized the protests against the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez in Caracas in 1928 . Many students took part, who later initiated the democratic change in Venezuela as politicians.
From 1945 to 1948 Raúl Leoni was Venezuela's first labor minister ; during the era known as El Trienio Adeco , with the 1945 coup and the first democratic election in 1946.
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| SURNAME | Leoni, Raúl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Manteco , Venezuela |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th July 1972 |
| Place of death | New York City |