Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido, was a Venezuelan lawyer, writer, journalist, and politician who served as acting president of Venezuela. A lawyer early in his career, in 1876 he cofounded the school La Paz in Caracas. Also dedicated to journalism, he founded the publications Alianza Literaria in 1876, La Mayoría in 1879, and Monitor in 1889. Between 1879 and 1892 he held various political roles including Secretary of Interior of the Federal District, secretary general in the government of President Antonio Guzmán Blanco, and a trial judge in Caracas.
- Occupation
- journalist, lawyer, diplomat, politician
- Position held
- member of the Chamber of Deputies of Venezuela, President of Venezuela, planning minister of Venezuela
- Citizenship
- Venezuela
- Born
- July 28, 1854
- Died
- July 25, 1949
