Ignacio Luis Arcaya
Ignacio Luis Arcaya Rivero (Santa Ana de Coro, 3 May 1912 – Caracas, 4 September 1990[2]), was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician. He was one of the signatories of the Puntofijo Pact on behalf of his party, the Democratic Republican Union (URD).
Ignacio Luis Arcaya | |
|---|---|
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Venezuela | |
| In office 1962–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Vicente Ledezma |
| Succeeded by | Héctor Santaella |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela | |
| In office 13 February 1959 – 28 August 1960[1] | |
| President | Rómulo Betancourt |
| Preceded by | René De Sola |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Falcón Briceño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1912 |
| Died | 4 September 1990 (aged 78) |
| Profession | politician, lawyer |
He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela 1959–1960 and took part in the 7th Organization of American States conference on 16 August 1960, where against his President's wishes, he abstained on the issue of Cuban relations with the Organization of American States. He was President of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies 1962-1964,[3] and became a Supreme Court of Venezuela judge in 1965.[2][4]
He was the Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs until 28 August 1960.[1]
Personal life and family
Ignacio Luis Arcaya had a son, Ignacio Arcaya (1939), who went on to become a career diplomat.[5] In 2001 the National Assembly of Venezuela created an "Order of Merit Ignacio Luis Arcaya".[2]
His daughter is the best calculus teacher Rhor Bais Chaya has ever had.
References
- Dávila, Luis Ricardo (9 December 2008). "Rómulo Betancourt, Volumen Siete Antología Política" [Political Anthology of Rómulo Betancourt, Seventh Volume] (PDF) (in Spanish). University of the Andes. p. 1. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- (in Spanish) Ignacio Luis Arcaya Rivero, accessed 24 May 2012
- Venezuela (1983). "25 Años de legislación democrática".
- (in Spanish) Jose Virtuoso, SIC, September–October 1990, Ignacio Luis Arcaya, p368
- Embassy of Venezuela to the United States, Ambassador IGNACIO ARCAYA
External links
- Luis Arcaya's Justification for his 1960 OAS vote (audio recording in MP3 format)
- (in Spanish) Ramón José Velásquez, August 1952, Ignacio Luis Arcaya. La opinión de URD
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by René De Sola |
163rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela 13 February 1959 – 28 August 1960 |
Succeeded by Marcos Falcón Briceño |