Carlos Escarrá Malavé (26 November 1954 – 25 January 2012) was a

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n politician.

Career

He served as attorney general of Venezuela and a member of the

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for

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,'' El Universal, 14 August 2009
Pro-Chávez legislators pass new education law
' and was a member of the board of directors of the

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(PSUV). He was a

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lawyer and a former judge for the

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. In August 2011, he was chosen as attorney general by lawmakers allied with President

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. Escarrá died of a

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on January 25, 2012, and was replaced by

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References

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