Reinaldo Leandro Mora

He was one of the most important candidates of Accion Democratica Party National Convention toward presidential election in December 1973. He got 180 votes but Carlos Andres Perez was elected as presidential candidate (and Venezuelan president in 1973 election) with 300 votes.

He was considered as a solid name for the Accion Democratica candidature in 1982 and 1987, but he refused the idea of being presidential candidate again.

After his years as Congressman, Leandro Mora was president of the Presidential Commission on Marine and Submarine Frontier Waters with Republic of Colombia en 1989. This is very important due to the delicate military crisis that involved both countries during 1987's Corbeta Caldas incident in the Gulf of Venezuela.

Nelson Bocaranda, an experienced Venezuelan journalist wrote about his public service:[3]

Reinaldo Leandro Mora was called for most of the people the "Friendship Prince". I agree. I met him during his days as Minister of Education under Betancourt's government and when he was Minister of Internal Affairs under Leoni's administration. I was 17 when I began in Radio Aeropuerto station, and he introduced me to the most important figures of Venezuelan politician world. I learned from him how to protect my sources. He believed in me when I walked by myself for first time into journalism. He was very grateful with his friends. He built bridges in these true democracy years that began in Venezuela in 1958. He never was rude or disrespectful with his political detractors. He was true militant of Accion Democratica. He had humility, charisma, culture and kindheartedness. Without doubt, Reinaldo Leandro Mora will be remembered for that.

• Pintura venezolana 1661-1961 (1961).
• La Comunidad Nacional (1967).
• Fundación de La Guaira: Origen, desarrollo y destino de un pueblo (1967).
• La Constitución de la República: Sin vocación a riesgo de vigencia efímera (1986).