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José Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883 – 2 January 1973) was President of Venezuela (1935–1941). López was a general and one of Juan Vicente Gómez’s collaborators serving as his War Minister from 1931. In 1939 Contreras accepted in Venezuela the ships Koenigstein and Caribiawhich fled from Germany having Jews on board.

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active years end date
1941-05-05, 1973-01-02
active years start date
1935-12-18, 1961-01-23
birth date
1883-05-05
birth place
Táchira, Venezuela
death date
1973-01-02
death place
Caracas
office
Senator for life
order in office
President of Venezuela
religion
Catholicism
successor
Isaías Medina Angarita

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