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Eleazar López Contreras
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Eleazar López Contreras

president of Venezuela
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Eleazar López Contreras served as Venezuela's president from 1935 to 1941. Initially, he restored civil liberties and permitted political activity and labor organization in 1936. However, he re-established dictatorial control in 1937 when opposition grew too strong. In 1938, he launched a three-year development plan that included building public schools and hospitals, and supporting agriculture and private industry. His successor, Isaías Medina Angarita, continued development programs and restored political liberties. Medina's government also enacted an oil law in 1943 to increase the nation's share of petroleum profits, stimulating a boom as wartime transportation shortages eased.1

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  1. history of Venezuela - Technocrats and party politics
  2. history of Venezuela - Economic boom and bust
  3. history of Venezuela - The Monagas and the civil wars

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