Isaías Medina Angarita

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Isaías Medina Angarita

Isaías Medina Angarita (July 6 1897 in San Cristóbal, Venezuela – September 15 1953 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan military and political leader, president of Venezuela from 1941 until 1945.

Medina followed the path of his predecessor Eleazar López Contreras, and ruled the country's democratic transition process. He founded the Venezuelan Democratic Party in 1943. However, political enemies accused him of being too conservative and produced a putsch on October 18 1945.

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