Wolfgang Larrazábal

Wolfgang Larrazábal
Wolfgang Larrazábal
President of Venezuela
In office 23 January 1958 – 14 November 1958
Preceded by	Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Succeeded by	Edgar Sanabria
Personal details
Born	Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto (1911-03-05)5 March 1911 Carúpano, Sucre state, Venezuela
Died	27 February 2003(2003-02-27) (aged 91) Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse	Mercedes María Peláez
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File:Visita de Richard Nixon a Venezuela, junto a Wolfgang Larrazábal.jpg

Larrazábal (center) with Richard Nixon (left) in May 1958, during the visit to Caracas where Nixon's motorcade was to be attacked.

Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto (Spanish pronunciation: [volfˈɣaŋg laraˈsaβal]; 5 March 1911 – 27 February 2003) was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as the president of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez on 23 January 1958. He resigned later that year to run in the 1958 presidential election, but lost to former president Rómulo Betancourt.

See also

• Presidents of Venezuela
• List of Venezuelans

References

• (in Spanish) Wolfgang Larrazábal – Official biography.
• (in Spanish) Wolfgang Larrazábal