Pedro Carmona Politician

Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga (6 July 1941 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela) is a former Venezuelan trade organization leader who was briefly installed as President of Venezuela in place of Hugo Chávez, following the attempted military coup on April 2002. He occupied the office of President on April 12 and April 13. Following the coup Carmona fled to the Colombian ambassador's residence. Chavez granted Carmona safe passage out of Caracas, and said he respected Colombia's sovereign right to grant asylum to whoever it wished.