Raúl Leoni

President of Venezuela

26 April 1905 El Manteco, Bolívar State, Venezuela

5 July 1972(1972-07-05) (67) New York City, New York, U.S.

13 March 1964 – 11 March 1969

For the municipality, see Raúl Leoni Municipality. Raúl Leoni Otero (26 April 1905 – 5 July 1972) was President of Venezuela from 1964 until 1969. He was a member of the Generation of 1928 and a charter member of the Acción Democrática party, and the first Labor minister of Venezuela (during El Trienio Adeco, 1945–48).