| Birth: | May 5, 1883 | | Death: | Jan. 2, 1973 | 
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. (bio by: 380W)
Search Amazon for Eleazar López Contreras | | | Burial:
Cementerio del Este
Caracas
Capital District, Venezuela
Plot: Section M |
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Originally Created by: 380W
Record added: Mar 13, 2007
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