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Hermógenes López
President of Venezuela
Interim
In office
8 August 1887 – 2 July 1888
Preceded byAntonio Guzmán Blanco
Succeeded byJuan Pablo Rojas
Personal details
Born(1830-04-19)19 April 1830
Naguanagua, Carabobo, Gran Colombia
Died17 December 1898(1898-12-17) (aged 68)
Valencia, Carabobo
Political partyLiberal Party
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Hermógenes López (19 April 1830, in Naguanagua, Carabobo – 17 December 1898, in Valencia, Carabobo) was a Venezuelan soldier, farmer and acting president of his country between 1887 and 1888, after the resignation of General Antonio Guzmán Blanco who went into voluntary exile in Paris.

There is scarce information about his childhood, which appears to have been limited to elementary education and farm work. From the arrival of José Tadeo Monagas and José Gregorio Monagas to the presidency (1848–1858), he entered into military activity, being part of the revolutions and battles of those decades; after that he returned to his life as farmer. López became military leader of Nirgua in 1858, and participated in the 1862 campaign of Carabobo, that overthrew its head of government, General Marcos López.

López, was the head of Carabobo state after an electoral fight against General Gregorio Cedeño (May 1881). He also served as president (governor) of Yaracuy state. Because of the retirement of Guzmán Blanco, he assumed the presidency of Venezuela on 8 August 1887 presiding a transition period, which concluded on 2 July 1888, when Juan Pablo Rojas Paul assumed the presidency.

Hermógenes López's provisional government enjoyed the active cooperation of the Liberal Party and the society. During his term in office, he inaugurated the railroad between Puerto Cabello and Valencia and an underwater cable with Europe (February 1888). In April 1888, the remains of General José Antonio Páez were returned to Venezuela. This act was carried out against the will of Guzmán Blanco, who considered Paéz as an oligarch.

Hermógenes López died in 1898.

Hermógenes López cabinet (1887-1888)

Ministries
OFFICE NAME TERM
President Hermógenes López 1887-1888
Home Affairs Francisco González Guinán 1887-1888
Outer Relations Diego Bautista Urbaneja 1887-1888
Finance Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl 1887-1888
Development Jacinto Pachano 1887-1888
Public Instruction José María Ortega Martínez 1887-1888
War and Navy Francisco Carabaño 1887-1888
Public Works José Cecilio Castro 1887-1888
Public Credit Ángel Álamo Herrera 1887-1888
Secretary of Government Rafael González Delgado 1887-1888
Governor of Caracas Juan Quevedo 1887-1888

See also

References

  1. El Ferrocarril Inglés Archived 14 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. www.notitarde.com
  2. "VenezuelaTuya".
Political offices
Preceded byAntonio Guzmán Blanco President of Venezuela
1887 – 1888 		Succeeded byJuan Pablo Rojas
President of Venezuela (list)
Since 1830
Acting / interim / caretaker presidents shown in italics
Recognized by the National Assembly as "interim president" during the Venezuelan presidential crisis until 2023
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