Presidency of Raimundo Andueza Palacio
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The presidency of Raimundo Andueza Palacio was elected by the Federal Council, where Andueza represented the state of Zamora. Palacio succeeded the presidency of Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl and was the second and last of two Liberal Party governments that were independent of Antonio Guzmán Blanco's influence during the final decade of the Liberal Yellow Party era.
After presidential terms had been limited by the 1881 constitution to two years, a measure implemented by Guzmán Blanco to curb the power of presidents under his influence,[1] President Andueza Palacio attempted, in vain, to reform the constitution to extend his mandate.
The government's foreign and immigration policy was racist, including an 1891 law that prohibited the entry into the country of "non-white" foreigners.
President Andueza Palacio was overthrown by Joaquín Crespo during the Legalist Revolution and went into exile.[2] He later served as chancellor during the dictatorship of Cipriano Castro.
Presidential mandates were two years with no possibility of reelection, a rule favored by Antonio Guzmán Blanco, who also preferred to be succeeded by a civilian, as had happened with Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl. This first civilian government in a long time was widely accepted by society, but Rojas Paúl's health declined, prompting an election in which Andueza, representing the state of Zamora and also a civilian, was elected.[1]
Cabinet
The cabinet of President Andueza Palacio consisted of the following:
| Office | Minister |
|---|---|
| Interior | Sebastián Casañas |
| Foreign Affairs | Marco Antonio Saluzzo |
| Feliciano Acevedo | |
| Manuel Clemente Urbaneja | |
| War and Navy | Julio F. Sarría |
| Development | Francisco Batalla |
| Treasury | Vicente Coronado |
| Public Credit | José Tadeo Monagas Oriach |
| Public Works | Santiago Terrero Atienza |
| Public Education | Eduardo Blanco |
| Presidential Secretary | Juan Francisco Bustillos |
| Governor of Caracas | Naphtalí Urdaneta |
