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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Alexander Munoz, Antonio Cermeno, Argenis Diaz, Bo Diaz, Carlos Quintana (baseball), Damaso Blanco, David Griman, Dilia Diaz Cisneros, Edgardo Alfonzo, Elias Jaua, Evencio Castellanos, Ezequiel Zamora, Felipe Lira, Fulgencio Aquino, Giomar Guevara, Gregorio Petit, Hector Manzanilla, Hely Ollarves, Jose Dionisio Cisneros, Jose Maria Carreno, Juan Rivera (baseball), Julian Castro, Leo Hernandez, Lino Gallardo, Luis Oliveros, Luis Sojo, Manuel Diaz Rodriguez, Manuel Salazar (actor), Maria Teresa Castillo, Miguel Acosta, Nestor Chavez, Ozzie Guillen, Pancho Prin, Renyel Pinto, Romulo Betancourt, Vicente Emilio Sojo, Vicente Rondon, Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel, Victor Hugo Garcia, Victor Zambrano, Yormery Ortega. Excerpt: Romulo 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. He survived an assassination attempt ordered by Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. Betancourt, one of Venezuela's most important political figures, led a tumultuous and highly controversial career in Latin American politics. Periods of exile brought Betancourt in contact with various Latin American countries as well as the United States, securing his legacy as one of the few real international leaders to emerge from 20th-century Latin America. Scholars credit Betancourt as the Founding Father of modern democratic Venezuela. Romulo Betancourt during his childhood Betancourt in 1936Romulo 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. Living along with his maternal grandmother Maria Milano Bello and his uncle Luis Bello Milano. From 1914 to 1920 Betancourt began his formal education at a private school created by the community of Guatire and promoted by his own father. In 1921, he moved along with his family to Caracas for high school, graduating from the Liceo Caracas in 1926, the same year that his mother died. In 1927 he entered the law faculty of Central University of Venezuela, earning the first year notable qualifications, working at the legal desk and at the Bar Association of Caracas, having great interest in literature, writing short stories and trying to establish a literary magazine. The year 1928 can be considered the one of Betancourt's political baptism, becoming a member of the "Generation of 1928." Due to his participation along with other members of the Students'
