Jóvito Villalba
Jóvito Villalba | |
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Signers of Punto Fijo Pact, from left to Right: Rafael Caldera, Jóvito Villalba and Rómulo Betancourt | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1908 |
| Died | July 8, 1989 (aged 81) |
| Spouse(s) | Elsa Vera Fortique (Div.) Ismenia Villalba |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
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Jóvito Rafael Villalba Gutiérrez (Pampatar, March 23, 1908 – Caracas, July 8, 1989) was a constitutional law professor and Venezuelan politician, considered one of the key participants in the construction of Venezuelan democracy in the 20th century and one of the leading Latin American orators of his generation. Villalba stood out among the opposition representatives during the military governments of the Andean hegemony and the Pérez Jiménez regime, eventually serving as the secretary general of the liberal-leaning Unión Republicana Democrática party.