Isaías Medina Angarita
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Isaías Medina Angarita | |
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| President of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 May 1941 – 18 October 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Eleazar López Contreras |
| Succeeded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
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| Born | 6 July 1897 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Venezuelan Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Irma Felizola |
Isaías Medina Angarita (6 July 1897 – 15 September 1953) was a Venezuelan military and political leader, the president of Venezuela from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. He followed the path of his predecessor Eleazar López Contreras, and ruled the country's democratic transition process.
Career
Medina was born in
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The visit marked a milestone in the Venezuelan-US relations. Besides being the first time a Venezuelan president (in office) visited the United States, the time was made the journey was understood as an expression of the alliance of Venezuela with the Allies that fought the Axis. During the administration of Medina, Venezuela establishes relations with China in 1943 and the Soviet Union in 1945. Some in the Army considered his presidential regime too liberal while other political enemies accused him of being too conservative, and both sides were involved in a coup to remove him from power on 18 October 1945. Medina died, aged 56, in Caracas
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Medina's cabinet (1941-1945)
| Ministries[2] | ||
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| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| President | Isaías Medina Angarita | 1941–1945 |
| Home Affairs | Tulio Chiossone | 1941–1942 |
| César González | 1942–1943 | |
| Juan Penzini Hernández | 1943 | |
| José Nicomedes Rivas | 1943–1945 | |
| Arturo Uslar Pietri | 1945 | |
| Outer Relations | Caracciolo Parra Pérez | 1941–1945 |
| Gustavo Herrera | 1945 | |
| Finance | Alfredo Machado Hernández | 1941–1943 |
| Arturo Uslar Pietri | 1943 | |
| Rodolfo Rojas | 1943–1945 | |
| Alfonso Espinoza | 1945 | |
| War and Navy | Antonio Chalbaud Cardona | 1941–1942 |
| Juan de Dios Celis Paredes | 1942–1943 | |
| Carlos Meyer Baldo | 1943 | |
| Manuel Morán | 1943–1945 | |
| Delfín Becerra | 1945 | |
| Development | Enrique Jorge Aguerrevere | 1941–1942 |
| Eugenio Mendoza | 1942–1943 | |
| Gustavo Herrera | 1943–1945 | |
| Juan de Dios Celis Paredes | 1945 | |
| Public Works | Manuel Silveira | 1941–1945 |
| Education | Alejandro Fuenmayor | 1941 |
| Gustavo Herrera | 1941–1943 | |
| Rafael Vegas | 1943–1945 | |
| Work and Communications | Numa Quevedo | 1941 |
| Ovidio Pérez Ágreda | 1941–1942 | |
| Héctor Cuenca | 1942–1943 | |
| Julio Diez | 1943–1945 | |
| Agriculture | Saverio Barbarito | 1941 |
| Rodolfo Rojas | 1941–1943 | |
| Ángel Biagini | 1943–1945 | |
| Health and Social Assistance | Félix Lairet | 1941–1945 |
| Secretary of the Presidency | Arturo Uslar Pietri | 1941–1943 |
| Ángel Biagini | 1943 | |
| Arturo Uslar Pietri | 1943 | |
| Pedro Sotillo | 1943–1945 | |
Personal life
Isaías Medina Angarita was married to Irma Felizola,[First Lady of Venezuela from 1941–1945.[citation needed]
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Irma Felizola
See also
- Presidents of Venezuela
- List of Venezuelans
References
- (in Spanish) Isaías Medina Angarita — Venezuelatuya.com
- (in Spanish) Isaías Medina Angarita
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