Ismenia Villalba (Pampatar, Nueva Esparta, September 18, 1929 – Caracas, September 19, 2009), was a Venezuelan politician.

Ismenia Villalba
BornSeptember 18, 1929
DiedSeptember 19, 2009
NationalityVenezuelan
OccupationPolitician
SpouseJóvito Villalba

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Ismenia Villalba served as deputy for Caracas and Nueva Esparta and was the first woman that participates in a presidential election in Venezuela, representing the Unión Republicana Democrática in the 1988 election.[1] She won less than 1% of the vote.

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She was married with Jóvito Villalba, also a politician.

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  1. ^ El Universal, September 20, 2009. “Fallecìó la primera candidata a la presidencia”