Eleazar López Contreras President

José Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883 – 2 January 1973) was President of Venezuela (1935–1941). López was a general and one of Juan Vicente Gómez's collaborators, serving as his War Minister from 1931. In 1939, Contreras accepted in Venezuela the ships "Koenigstein" and "Caribia"which fled from Germany, having Jews on board.

Personal facts

Eleazar López Contreras
Birth dateMay 05, 1883
Birth place
Táchira , Venezuela
Religion
Catholicism
Date of deathJanuary 02, 1973
Place of death
Caracas

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officeSenator for life
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External resources

  1. http://www.gobiernoenlinea.ve/venezuela/perfil_presidente26.html