Manuel Díaz Rodríguez facts for kids
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Manuel Díaz Rodríguez
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| 144th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 9 December 1913 – 22 October 1914 |
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| President | Juan Vicente Gómez |
| Preceded by | José Ladislao Andara |
| Succeeded by | Ignacio Andrade |
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| Born | 28 February 1871 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Died | 24 August 1927 (aged 56) New York City, United States |
| Spouse | Graziella Calcaño |
| Profession | Writer, diplomat, physician |
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Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (28 February 1871 – 24 August 1927), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, physician, diplomat and politician. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the Hispanic modernismo movement.
Life
He was born in Chacao, Miranda state. He served as director of Higher Education and Fine Arts at the Ministry of Education in 1911, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1913 and 1914, Senator for the Bolívar state in 1915, Minister of Development in 1916, Minister Plenipotentiary of Venezuela in Italy from 1919 until 1923, Head of Government of the states Nueva Esparta (1925) and Sucre (1926). He became a member of the National Academy of History in 1926. He died in New York City, where he had traveled for treatment of a throat ailment, in 1927.
See also
In Spanish: Manuel Díaz Rodríguez para niños
- Literature of Venezuela
- List of Venezuelan writers
- List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
