Raúl Leoni
Raúl Leoni | |
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Official portrait, 1964 | |
| 45th President of Venezuela | |
| In office 13 March 1964 – 11 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Caldera |
| Senator for life | |
| In office 11 March 1969 – 5 July 1972 | |
| President of the Senate of Venezuela | |
| In office 1959–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos R. Travieso |
| Succeeded by | Luis Beltrán Prieto Figueroa |
| Minister of Labor of Venezuela | |
| In office 1945–1948 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raúl Leoni Otero 26 April 1905 El Manteco, Bolívar State, Venezuela |
| Died | 5 July 1972 (aged 67) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Acción Democrática |
| Spouse | Carmen América Fernández |
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Raúl Leoni Otero (26 April 1905 – 5 July 1972) was the president of Venezuela from 1964 until 1969. He was a member of the Generation of 1928 and a charter member of the Acción Democrática party, and the first Labor minister of Venezuela (during El Trienio Adeco, 1945–48).