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Ramón José Velásquez

Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2014)

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Born
November 28, 1916
Died
June 24, 2014
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1916

About Ramón José Velásquez

Ramón José Velásquez Mujica (28 November 1916 – 24 June 2014) was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer. He served as the president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994. Velásquez became a reporter for Últimas Noticias in 1941. Velásquez was the president of El Nacional on two occasions (1964–1968/1979–1981). During the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Velásquez was jailed.

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Ramón José Velásquez timeline

  1. Velásquez became a reporter for Últimas Noticias in 1941.
  2. Velásquez was the president of El Nacional on two occasions (1964–1968/1979–1981).

The world when Ramón José Velásquez was born

Ramón José Velásquez was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ramón José Velásquez's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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