Antonio Guzmán Blanco
| Antonio Guzmán Blanco | |
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Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar
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| President of Venezuela | |
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In office 27 April 1870 – 27 February 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Guillermo Tell Villegas |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Linares |
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In office 26 February 1879 – 26 April 1884 |
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| Preceded by | José Gregorio Valera |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Crespo |
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In office 15 September 1886 – 8 August 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Joaquín Crespo |
| Succeeded by | Hermógenes López |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
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In office 25 July 1863 – 7 August 1863 |
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| President | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón |
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In office 21 January 1864 – 6 February 1864 |
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| President | [[ Juan Crisóstomo Falcón]] |
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In office 24 July 1867 – 3 October 1865 |
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| President | Juan Crisóstomo Falcón |
| Personal details | |
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28 February 1829 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 28 July 1899 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Teresa Ibarra |
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Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader and politician. He was President of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until 1877, from 1879 until 1884, and from 1886 until 1887.
Guzmán was born in Caracas as the son of Antonio Leocadio Guzmán, a Venezuelan journalist, politician as well as founder of the Liberal Party and Carlota Blanco Jerez de Aristeguieta.
He was banished by the administration of General Julián Castro, and accompanied General Juan Crisóstomo Falcón in his invasion of Venezuela, becoming his general secretary. After the final defeat of Falcón at the Battle of Coplé in September, 1860, Guzmán accompanied his chief in his flight, and was sent to the West Indies to solicit assistance. Toward the end of 1861 he landed again with Falcón on the coast of Coro, and after numerous engagements signed on 22 May 1863, the Treaty of Coche, by which arms were laid down, and a general assembly called at La Victoria, which elected Falcón president and Guzmán vice president. The latter was at the same time secretary of the treasury, and went to London to negotiate a loan.
In 1863, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.
On August 7, 1863, Guillermo Tell Villegas was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) when he temporarily assumed the role of Guzman during Guzman's absence. Tell Villegas remained the 65th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela until January 21, 1864, when Guzman returned to the role to finish out his term.
Guzman was the Venezuelan ambassador to Spain from 1863 until 1866.
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