| Ramón José Velásquez | |
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| Ramón J. Velásquez during his 93rd birthday, 28 November 2009 | |
| 59th President of Venezuela | |
| In office 5 June 1993 – 2 February 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Octavio Lepage |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Caldera |
| Minister of Communications of Venezuela | |
| In office 1969–1971 |
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| Secretary of the Presidency of Venezuela | |
| In office 1959–1963 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1916 San Juan de Colón, Táchira, Venezuela |
| Spouse(s) | Ligia Betancourt Mariño |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Ramón José Velásquez Mujica (born 28 November 1916) is a Venezuelan political figure. He served as Acting president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994. He is known as a historian, journalist, lawyer, politician and entertainer of companies for his knowledge of the "national life".
Velásquez was born in Táchira,Venezuela state, on 28 November 1916. Studied law and political sciences at the Central University of Venezuela, graduating in 1942. On 23 January 1958, when the democratic process began in Venezuela, founded the vespertine El Mundo. Velásquez has also been the president of El Nacional during two occasions (1964-1968/1979-1981). His interest in the media projected into the university atmosphere and this was reflected in the creation of a particular class on the history of the mass media in Venezuela at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. Velásquez was also founder a class on historical processes in Venezuela at the Metropolitan University of Caracas. As well as another class at the Institute of Historical Investigations and one on the Venezuelan Media at the Central University of Venezuela. He is a member of the International Council of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation.
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His parents were Ramon Velasquez Ordoñez, journalist and proofreader for a newspaper and educator Regina Mujica. He studied the hand of his parents in his hometown. He completed his primary education in high school in San Cristóbal Simón Bolívar. In 1935 he traveled to Caracas to finish high school at the Liceo Andres Bello, while it disagrees with the Gómez regime. Higher education made at the Central University of Venezuela, receiving a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences in 1942 and as Advocate in 1943. Betancourt married Ligia Marin and had four children : Ramón Ignacio, Regina, José Rafael and Luis Gustavo.
During the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Velásquez was jailed during a year. For his role at the compilation of the Libro negro de la dictadura (Black book of dictatorship). The files of this book, helped to know the crimes of the dictatorial period. When the country initiated its democratic life, he served as the secretary of the presidency during the government of Rómulo Betancourt. After that, was part of the National Congress, being considered as a factor of balance in the Venezuelan democracy. During Rafael Caldera's term at presidency, served as Minister of Communications from 1969 until 1971. Velásquez was also a permanent advisor not only of presidents, also of parliamentarians, political leaders and parties. In 1993, as a result of the crisis produced by the destitution of president Carlos Andrés Pérez, congress designated him as interim president, finishing the constitutional period in 1994. Ramón José Velásquez currently resides in Caracas.
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