Ramón José Velásquez

Ramón José Velásquez Mujica (28 November 1916 – 24 June 2014) was an Venezuelan politician. He served as Acting president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994. He was known as a historian, journalist, lawyer, politician and entertainer of companies for his knowledge of the "national life".

In 1993, when president Carlos Andrés Pérez was impeached, Congress made Velásquez acting president. He served from June 5, 1993 through February 2, 1994. CIDOB, Ramón José Velásquez Mújica 

Velásquez was born on November 28, 1916 in San Juan de Colón, Táchira, Venezuela. He studied at Central University of Venezuela. He married Ligia Betancourt Mariño. He moved to Caracas, Venezuela in 1993.

Velásquez died at the age of 97.

Related pages
List of historians by continent

References

Other websites
 Biography (in Spanish) by CIDOB Foundation 
 "La Paz Ramónica" (Velasquez´s government) by Edgar C. Otálvora 
 "RJV La Red de Liberales y Socialdemócratas". (Velasquez´s biography by Edgar C. Otálvora) 

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