Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire

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Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire, better known as Rómulo Gallegos, was a prominent Venezuelan novelist and politician who briefly served as the country’s democratically elected president in 1948 and is celebrated for works like "Doña Bárbara."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Venezuelan president
human
novelist
politician
alsoKnownAs Rómulo Gallegos
countryOfCitizenship Venezuela
electedIn 1947 Venezuelan general election
endTime 1948-11-24
familyName Gallegos
fieldOfWork literature
politics
genre Latin American literature
novel
givenName Rómulo
hasHonor Venezuelan literary prize Premio Rómulo Gallegos named after him
cultural institutions in Venezuela named after him
headOfGovernment Venezuela
influenced Latin American narrative literature
Venezuelan literature
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement criollismo
regionalist literature
notableFor being one of the first democratically elected presidents of Venezuela in the 20th century
notableWork Canaima
Cantaclaro
Doña Bárbara
La Trepadora
notableWorkCharacteristic depiction of Venezuelan plains (llanos)
exploration of civilization versus barbarism
notedAs one of the most important Venezuelan novelists of the 20th century
symbol of democratic ideals in Venezuela
occupation novelist
politician
teacher
politicalAlignment democratic
positionHeld Minister of Public Education of Venezuela
President of Venezuela
Senator of Venezuela
reasonForEndOfPosition military coup
startTime 1948-02-15

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Rómulo Gallegos fullName Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire
Gallegos hasNotableBearer Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire