Joaquín Crespo
| Joaquín Crespo | |
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Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar
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| President of Venezuela | |
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In office 26 April 1884 – 15 September 1886 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
| President of Venezuela | |
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In office October 7, 1892 – February 28, 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Andrade |
| Personal details | |
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22 August 1841 San Francisco de Cara, Aragua |
| Died | 16 April 1898 (aged 56) La Mata Carmelera, Cojedes |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jacinta Parejo |
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Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [xoaˈkin simfoˈɾjano ðe xeˈsus ˈkɾespo ˈtores]; 22 August 1841 – 16 April 1898) was a politician, soldier, a member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela and President of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and again from 1892 to 1898. During the second Joaquín Crespo regime, the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 saw Venezuela's longstanding dispute with Great Britain about the territory of Guayana Esequiba, which Britain claimed as part of British Guiana and Venezuela saw as Venezuelan territory, come to a head. An international arbitral panel ultimately awarded most of the territory to Britain. Crespo was killed in battle.
Crespo was married to Jacinta Parejo, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1884–1886, and 1892–1898.
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