biography
| name: |
Guzmán Blanco, Antonio
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pronunciation:
[goosmahn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1829–99)
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| biography:
| Venezuelan dictator, born in Carácas, Venezuela. He was vice-president from 1863 to 1868. Driven from office (1868), he headed a revolution which restored him to power (1870), and became dictator, holding the presidency on three occasions (1873–7, 1879–84, 1886–8). He then retired to Paris. |
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