Juan Bautista Pérez

President of Venezuela

20 December 1869 Caracas, Venezuela

7 May 1952(1952-05-07) (82) Caracas, Venezuela

30 May 1929 – 13 June 1931

President of Venezuela (1929–1931) Juan Bautista Pérez (20 December 1869 – 7 May 1952), was a Venezuelan lawyer, magistrate, and politician who served as 43rd President of Venezuela between 1929 until 1931. Afterwards he served as Ambassador to Spain until 1933. His period in office saw several attempts to overthrow Juan Vicente Gómez (who remained the country's ultimate authority) including one by Román Delgado Chalbaud and another by Rafael Simón Urbina, both in 1929. See also Presidents of Venezuela