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Rómulo Gallegos

Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)

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Born
August 2, 1884
Age in 2026
142
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1884

About Rómulo Gallegos

Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power after only nine months by a military coup. His novel Doña Bárbara was first published in 1929 and it was because of the book's criticisms of the regime of longtime dictator Juan Vicente Gómez that he was forced to flee the country. In the 1947 general election he ran for the presidency of the republic as the Acción Democrática candidate and won in what is generally believed to be the country's first honest election. He took over 74 percent of the vote, still a record for a free election in Venezuela.

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Rómulo Gallegos timeline

  1. His novel Doña Bárbara was first published in 1929 and it was because of the book's criticisms of the regime of longtime dictator Juan Vicente Gómez that he was forced to flee the country.
  2. In the 1947 general election he ran for the presidency of the republic as the Acción Democrática candidate and won in what is generally believed to be the country's first honest election.
  3. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history.

The world when Rómulo Gallegos was born

Rómulo Gallegos was born in 1884. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rómulo Gallegos's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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