Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido
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Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido (28 July 1854 – 25 July 1949), was a Venezuelan lawyer, writer, journalist, and politician[1] who served as acting president of Venezuela.[2][3] A lawyer early in his career,[4] in 1876 he cofounded the school La Paz in Caracas.[1] Also dedicated to journalism, he founded the publications Alianza Literaria in 1876, La Mayoría in 1879, and Monitor in 1889.[5] Between 1879 and 1892[1] he held various political roles including Secretary of Interior of the Federal District,[1] secretary general in the government of President Antonio Guzmán Blanco, and a trial judge in Caracas.[1][5]
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido | |
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President of Venezuela Interim | |
In office 31 August 1892 – 7 October 1892 | |
Preceded by | Guillermo Tell Villegas |
Succeeded by | Joaquín Crespo |
Personal details | |
Born | (1854-07-28)28 July 1854 Barinas, State of Venezuela |
Died | 25 July 1949(1949-07-25) (aged 94) Caracas, United States of Venezuela |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
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Villegas Pulido served as deputy for the state of Bolívar from 1890 until 1892.[1] Following the resignation of president Guillermo Tell Villegas[4] during the crisis of the Legalist Revolution,[2] Villegas Pulido was selected by the Federal Council as the provisional president of Venezuela in August 1892. During his short tenure,[1] he helped establish the Psychiatric Hospital of Caracas.[6] After Joaquín Crespo established himself as president by force in October 1892, Villegas Pulido left the country.[1] Returning to Venezuela in 1898,[1] until 1904 he headed three state governments, starting with Falcón and followed by Guárico and Apure.[1][4]
He first served as Attorney General of Venezuela from 1899 until 1909,[4] holding the role a total of three times.[7] Consul of Venezuela in the Trinidad from 1906 until 1907,[1][4] in 1909 he served as president of the chamber of deputies,[1][7] and afterwards served a 22-year term as interim president of the Liberator Order. He taught at the Central University of Venezuela in his later years,[1] helping found the Academy of Social and Political Sciences[1][7] and serving as Dean of the Faculty of Political Science, as well as vice chancellor.[4] He also published several law papers and books[8][9] before his death in Caracas in 1949.[1]