Rómulo Gallegos
Birth date
August 2, 1884
Death date
April 4, 1969
Place of birth
Caracas, Venezuela
Profession
Writing
Age
84 years
Biography
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.
