History talk:my little country and my little hero

[Godvampire]

Venezuela.

That little country just between Colombia and Brazil, was the source of 40% of the allies oil and fuel in the whole WWII, we played a mayor role with the less suffering, and maybe we all could be speaking german at this moment if a guy with a funny cartoon kinda voice wasnt "president" here. I do personnaly recall him as a unknown "hero?" or at least another brick on the wall to the allies in this war, quoting Frank Herbert DUNE "The spice must flow", he was the man opening the pump handle:

Isaias Medina Angarita:

1897- Born in San Cristobal, Venezuela

1914- Graduated from the Military Academy School as 2nd Lieutenant.

1917- Promoted to Captain and assigned to a navy infantry regiment (aka. in some years marines).

1927- Promoted to Lieutenant Coronel assigned as proffesor in a officer training school, during this year he has been relationed with liberal and intelectual political groups

March 1 1936-1940- Assigned as Minister of Navy and War.

1941-1945. April 28 1941- Elected as president by the congress. Also during this year Venezuela broke diplomatic relationships with axis powers, produced in the relative scale more than any country to the war effort rasing it oil and rubber production 50% more in the next 2 years. Allowed for first time universal suffrage. Freed political prisoneers. Legalized comunist party. Guaranteed freedom of speech, political alliegance and movement. And other political, social and educational archievements.

1945- At 1st Q Declared war on Axis powers. In october 18, accusing him about lack of deepness in the political freedom reforms, a civic-military Coup d'état forced him to resign and exile in New York for a few years.

September 15, 1953. died in Caracas by an abdominal aneurism.

Well this guy in my personal opinion is one of the best presidents we had to this date, ive found funny that before being president some of his counterparts criticiced him as a pro-fascist... well the facts and history sometimes reveals the truth. Sadly the coup a few years after declined into a ruthless dictatorship for about 10 years more go figure who were the facists .

We have given a lot, lost a few, but won too much to handle it.

Remember whenever u sink a tanker in SH3, almost half of those contents came from here :P

If u live in a little country who have given a particular effort to the war or a "unknown hero" u would like to share your history with us, i would love to read that history