Edgar Sanabria
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| In office November 14, 1958 – February 13, 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Wolfgang Larrazábal |
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| Succeeded by | Rómulo Betancourt |
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| Born | October 3, 1911 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | April 24, 1989 Caracas, Venezuela |
Edgar Sanabria was a lawyer and President of Venezuela as interim caretaker in 1959. He was born in Caracas, October 3, 1911, and died in Caracas, April 24, 1989, Lawyer, diplomat, politician, was member of the provisional Governing body who took the power after the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in January 23, 1958.
[edit] Early life and career
He studied in the school of the French Parents, the Institute San Pablo and in the Caracas Grammar school (later re-baptized the Andrés Bello grammar school), where he graduated highschool. In 1928. After this he entered the law program of the Central University of Venezuela, and graduated in 1935 with a degree in political science, obtaining the following year the title of professor in the Pedagogical Institute of Caracas. Between 1936 and 1941, he exerted teaching in the grammar school Andrés Bello and the Normal school of Caracas. Also in the period between 1936 and 1958, he occupied the chairs of Civil Right and Right and its History, in the Central University of Venezuela, was also assistant director of the National Library (1936-1940), in 1941 is ordered to the General Consulate of Venezuela in New York, and legal consultant of the ministry of outer relations, and the ministry of property and promotion (1942-1943). Director of the Ministry of Education (1944), was vocal member of the Council of the Faculty of Law at the Central University of Venezuela, being also professor of Roman Law in the Andrés Bello Catholic University (1955-1959), as well in the Santa Maria University (1953-1956). He also taught historical law at the Cooperation School of the Armed Forces.
[edit] The president
After the fall of the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, he was named secretary of the Governing body. Sanabria replaced Wolfgang Larrazábal as interim president. During the short time that corresponded him to preside the Governing body, he put in execution the Law of Complementary Tax and the Law of Universities, in which the statute of the university autonomy is recovered. Also as president of the Governing body he was called to give the power to the elected candidate, in the presidential elections of 1958, Rómulo Betancourt.
[edit] Other works
After this he held various posts in the Venezuelan diplomatic corps, being ambassador of Venezuela before the Vatican city (1959-1963), ambassador of Venezuela in Switzerland (1964-1968), Austria (1968-1970), and finally ambassador ad honórem in the ministry of outer relations. Like recognition of the important intellectual work that he developed, in 1940 was selected individual of number of the Venezuelan Academy of the Language, in 1946 of the Academy of Political Sciences and, in 1963 of the National Academy of History.
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