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Rómulo Betancourt

1908 - 1981

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Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈromulo βetaŋˈkuɾ]), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was a Venezuelan politician who served as the president of Venezuela, from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of the Democratic Action, Venezuela's dominant political party in the 20th century. Betancourt, one of Venezuela's most important political figures, led a tumultuous career in Latin American politics. Periods of exile brought Betancourt in contact with various Latin American countries as well as the United States, securing his legacy as one of the most prominent international leaders to emerge from 20th-century Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rómulo Betancourt has received more than 392,162 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Rómulo Betancourt is the 5,791st most popular politician (up from 6,042nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Venezuela and the 8th most popular Venezuelan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rómulo Betancourt ranks 5,791 out of 19,576. Before him are Piyassili, Yang Kaihui, Tewodros II, William the Lion, George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg. After him are Hermann Billung, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, M. Visvesvaraya, Ed Miliband, Yang Jia of Shang, and Emperor Ninmyō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Rómulo Betancourt ranks 76. Before him are André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Tex Avery, Pablo Dorado, Saizo Saito, and Bernard Lee. After him are Koča Popović, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Max Bill, Remedios Varo, Giovannino Guareschi, and Yousuf Karsh. Among people deceased in 1981, Rómulo Betancourt ranks 48. Before him are Bill Haley, Lotte Lenya, Gyula Lóránt, Karl Richter, Stefan Wyszyński, and Bernard Lee. After him are Duško Popov, Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Mike Hailwood, Christy Brown, and Heinz Kohut.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt ranks 12 out of 183. Before him are Antonio José de Sucre (1795), Baruj Benacerraf (1920), Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Reynaldo Hahn (1874), and Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922). After him are Juan José Flores (1800), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Juan Vicente Gómez (1857), José Antonio Páez (1790), and Andrés Bello (1781).

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Among POLITICIANS In Venezuela

Among politicians born in Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt ranks 8. Before him are Hugo Chávez (1954), Nicolás Maduro (1962), Antonio José de Sucre (1795), Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), and Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922). After him are Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Juan Vicente Gómez (1857), José Antonio Páez (1790), Andrés Bello (1781), and Rafael Urdaneta (1788).

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