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José Cipriano Castro Ruiz (1858–1924) was a high-ranking member of the Venezuelan military politician and the President of Venezuela from 1899 to 1908. He was the first man from the Andes to rule the country and was the first of five military strongmen from the Andean state of Táchira to rule the country over the next 46 years.

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active years end date
1908-12-19
active years start date
1899-10-20
birth date
1858-10-12
birth place
Táchira, Venezuela, La Coronilla
death date
1924-12-04
death place
San Juan Puerto Rico
order in office
President of Venezuela
religion
Catholicism
spouse
Zoila_Rosa_Mart%C3%ADnez
successor
Juan Vicente Gómez

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