Octavio Lepage Barreto, was Acting President of Venezuela from 21 May 1993 to 5 June 1993. Lepage was a member of the student movement of the political party Acci�n Democr�tica at the Central University of Venezuela, being designated in 1945 as Secretary in the Executive Committee of AD in Caracas. He graduated from UCV with a degree in law in 1947, and in 1948 he was elected as the deputy for Anzo�tegui to the National Congress. In November of that year, he was elected Secretary General of AD, but did not take the position due to the suppression of political parties following the overthrow of R�mulo Gallegos. Lepage was the First Secretary of Acci�n Democr�tica while it operated clandestinely from January to September 1949, when he was succeeded by Leonardo Ruiz Pineda. Lepage also was part of the Secretariat of Organization of the party. In July 1950, he was arrested by the Seguridad Nacional and imprisoned in San Juan de los Morros. Upon being released in July 1954, he was expelled from the country, and in exile was a member of the coordinating foreign committee. Returning from exile, Lepage was elected deputy for Anzo�tegui in 1959. [More at Wikipedia]

November 24th, 1923 in Anzoátegui  /  Died:   Jan 6th, 2017