José Ramón Medina
José Ramón Medina Elorga (San Francisco de Macaira, Guárico, 20 July 1919 - Caracas, 14 June 2010), was a Venezuelan lawyer, writer, poet and politician.
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José Ramón Medina
Revista Nacional de Cultura de Venezuela · Public domain
- Name
- José Ramón Medina
- Born
- 20 July 1919
- Birthplace
- San Francisco de Macaira, Guárico
- Died
- 14 June 2010
- Place of death
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Occupation
- lawyer, poet, writer, politician
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Honours
- National Prize for Literature of Venezuela · Premio Boscán
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• Name — José Ramón Medina • Born — 20 July 1919 • Birthplace — San Francisco de Macaira, Guárico • Died — 14 June 2010 • Place of death — Caracas, Venezuela • Occupation — lawyer, poet, writer, politician • Office — 6th Attorney General of Venezuela • Term Start — 1974 • Term End — 1979 • Office2 — 14th Comptroller General of Venezuela • Term Start2 — 1986 • Term End2 — 1994
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• Edad de la esperanza (1947) • Rumor sobre diciembre (1949) • Vísperas de la aldea (1949) • Elegía (1950) • A la sombra de los días (1950) • Parva luz de la estancia familiar (1952) • Texto sobre el tiempo (1952) • Los días sedientos y diez elegías (1953) • La voz profunda (1954) • Como la vida (1954–1958) • Antología poética (1957) • Viento en la tarde (1959) • Memorias y elegías (1960) • Poesías (1961) • Poesía plural (1969) • Sobre la tierra yerma (1971) • Ser verdadero (1982) • Certezas y presagios (1984)
El poeta José Ramón Medina, presidente del III Congreso Latinoamericano de Escritores, durante un discurso en la instalación de este evento. Puerto Azul, Naiguatá, Venezuela.
Oficina Central de Información (1969-1974) · Archivo Rafael Caldera: https: La documentación presentada en el sitio web de Rafael Caldera (Sucesión Caldera Pietri/Fundación Tomás Liscano), puede ser utilizada bajo licencia
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