* 1908 – Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan president ( d. 1981 )

** Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan president ( d. 1981 )

** Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan president ( b. 1908 )

* Rómulo Betancourt

He expressed great contempt for Venezuela's president Rómulo Betancourt ; an established and outspoken opponent of Trujillo, Betancourt associated with Dominicans who had plotted against the dictator.

Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt and U. S. President John F. Kennedy at La Morita, Venezuela, during an official meeting for the Alliance for Progress in 1961

Signers of Punto Fijo Pact in 1958, from left to Right: Rafael Caldera, Jóvito Villalba and Rómulo Betancourt

After the overthrow of Pérez Jiménez and the consequent constitution of a provisional government headed by Wolfgang Larrazábal in 1958, Caldera was elected Solicitor General of Venezuela, but left this position, to participate in the 1958 Presidential Elections, which were won by Rómulo Betancourt of Acción Democrática.

Former Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt said in his book Venezuela: Oil and Politics that "(...) Gomez was something more than a local despot, he was the instrument of foreign control of the Venezuelan economy, the ally and servant of powerful outside interests.

Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello ( 22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981 ), known as " The Father of Venezuelan Democracy ", was President of Venezuela from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Accion Democratica, Venezuela's dominant political party in the 20th century.

Rómulo Betancourt during his childhood

Rómulo Betancourt was born in Guatire, a town near Caracas, son of Luis Betancourt Bello ( from Canary origins ) and Venezuelan Virginia Bello Milano, being the middle brother between his older sister Teresa and younger sister Helena.

Members of the Revolutionary Government Junta, from left to right: Mario Ricardo Vargas, Raúl Leoni, Valmore Rodríguez, Rómulo Betancourt, Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Edmundo Fernández and Gonzalo Barrios.

Rómulo Betancourt voting at the Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election, 1946

Betancourt transferred power to his old teacher, the novelist Rómulo Gallegos ( who was the first Venezuelan president elected by direct and universal suffrage ), being appointed by the latter to head the Venezuelan Delegation to the IX Inter American Conference to be held in Bogotá, in 1948.

# REDIRECT Rómulo Betancourt

When he moved to Caracas, in 1939, he started an ascendant political career as a youth leader and founder of the Democratic Action ( AD ) party, in which he would play an important role during the 20th century, first as a close ally to party founder Rómulo Betancourt and then as a political leader in his own right.

At the age of 23, Pérez was appointed Private Secretary to the Junta President, Rómulo Betancourt, and became Cabinet Secretary in 1946.

In Venezuela, enabling laws allowing the President to rule by decree in selected matters were granted to Rómulo Betancourt ( 1959 ), Carlos Andrés Pérez ( 1974 ), Jaime Lusinchi ( 1984 ), Ramón José Velásquez ( 1993 ) and Rafael Caldera ( 1994 ).

* May 4 – 5 – During the Carupanazo revolt against Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan Air Force aircraft attack rebel positions at Carúpano.

* June 2 – During the Porteñazo revolt of the Venezuelan Marine Corps against Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan Air Force aircraft attack marine corps positions at Puerto Cabello.

* Parque Rómulo Betancourt: located on Universidad Avenue, next to the Universidad de Oriente.

* Carlos Peña Rómulo, ( 1899-1985 ), Filipino politician who was formerly a president of the UN General Assembly

Carlos Peña Rómulo ( 14 January 1899 – 15 December 1985 ) was a Filipino diplomat, politician, soldier, journalist and author.

cbk-zam: Carlos Peña Rómulo

de: Carlos P. Rómulo

es: Carlos P. Rómulo

fr: Carlos Peña Rómulo

pt: Carlos Rómulo y Peña

In 1957, the club became the first national champions in football with a " dream team " that included Cipriano Yu Lee, José Vicente Balseca, Cruz Ávila, Mariano Larraz, Carlos Alberto Raffo, Jaime Ubilla, Daniel Pinto, Rómulo Gómez and Suárez-Rizzo ; they were coached by Eduardo " Tano " Spandre.

Thus, also there are several notable Venezuelan leaders that are of Canarian descent, such as the precursor of independence Francisco de Miranda, philosopher Andrés Bello and physician José Gregorio Hernández, as well presidents Simón Bolívar, José Antonio Páez, José María Vargas, Carlos Soublette, José Tadeo Monagas, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Rómulo Betancourt and Rafael Caldera.

These included Rómulo Gallegos, Andrés Eloy Blanco, Luis Beltrán Prieto, Juan Oropeza, Luis Lander, Raúl Ramos, Medardo Medina, Enrique H. Marín, Rafael Padrón, Fernando Peñalver, Luis Augusto Dubuc, César Hernández, José V. Hernández and Ricardo Montilla.

However, in 1948, when the military staged a coup against the democratically elected government of Rómulo Gallegos, Pérez was forced to go into exile ( going to Cuba, Panama and Costa Rica ) for a decade.

He served as the Secretary of the Presidency during the government of Rómulo Betancourt.

According to Peruvian historian Rómulo Cúneo Vidal, the zamacueca was itself a dance of rest during the times of the Inca Empire ( And in some Pre-Inca cultures ).

Among the most outstanding players are José Cardona who played for Atlético Madrid in Spain ; Gilberto Yearwood who played in Elche, Spain ; Porfirio Betancourt, who played in France ; Carlos Pavón, who currently plays for Real España ; and David Suazo, current player of Internazionale, who was named The Most Valuable Foreign Player of the Italian league in 2006.

| align = left | Carlos " Cano " Betancourt

Lead singers in the group, of different nationalities, have included Eugenio Pérez, Manolo Barquín, Humberto Cané, Bienvenido Granda, Israel del Pino, Alfredito Valdés, Miguel de Gonzalo, Bienvenido León, Daniel Santos, Myrta Silva ( she was the first female member of this musical cooperative, joining it in 1949 — Celia Cruz succeeded her in 1950, continuing to perform and record with the conjunto till 1965 ), Leo Marini, Miguelito Valdés, Gloria Díaz, Bobby Capó, Nelson Pinedo, Vicentico Valdés, Olga Chorens, Tony Álvarez, Estanislao " Laíto " Sureda, Alberto Beltrán ( Daniel Santos recommended him to Rogelio Martínez ), Celio González, Carlos Argentino ( he was the first husband of Celia Cruz ), Carmen Delia Dipiní, Johnny López, Felipe " la Voz " Rodríguez, Víctor Piñero, Rey Caney, Toña la Negra, Elliot Romero, Justo Betancourt, Linda Leida, Eladio " Yayo el Indio " Peguero, Raúl Planas, Ismael Miranda and, arguably, its greatest alumna, Celia Cruz ( she would return to record one final album with the collective in 1982 ).

At that time its board ( Fernando Londoño Henao, Cayetano Betancourt, Carlos Sanz de Santamaría, Pedro Navas, and Germán Montoya ) started to suggest the possibility of establishing the first television station in Colombia.

* Carlos Betancourt

| align = left | Carlos " Cano " Betancourt

| align = left | Carlos Betancourt

* ( 1968 – 1970 ): Carlos Gálvez Betancourt