Jorge Olavarría, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jorge Olavarría

Venezuelan journalist

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1933

Place of Birth: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela

Date of Death: 18-Apr-2005

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat, historian, journalist

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jorge Olavarría

  • Jorge Olavarría (12 December 1933 – 18 April 2005) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, historian, and writer.
  • He was editor of the magazine Resumen from 1973 to 1984.
  • Collections of his writings for El Nacional and El Universal were published in 1999 and 1994, respectively.
  • He was elected to the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies in the 1963 elections, and re-elected in the 1968 elections.
  • He was a presidential candidate in the 1983 election and the 1988 election, for the party "OPINA" (Opinion), and was a member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela.
  • He also served as Venezuela's ambassador to Britain (1969–70).
  • As a historian and writer, his books covered subjects such as the 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état and the dictator Juan Vicente Gómez. He studied law at the Complutense University of Madrid.

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