▁in ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁and ▁again ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁but ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁purs uing ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁an ▁early ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez ' ▁post - 1 9 9 2 ▁political ▁career , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Minister ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Justice ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned . ▁ ▁First ▁political ▁career ▁Mi qu il ena ▁began ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( PC V ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁as ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Bus ▁D ri vers ▁( Span ish : ▁S ind ic ato ▁de ▁Aut ob user os ), ▁al lied ▁with ▁President ▁Isa ías ▁Med ina ▁Ang ar ita . ▁He ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁PC V ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years . ▁Later , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁firm ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁president ▁R óm ulo ▁Bet anc ourt ▁( first ▁presiden cy ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 8 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁broke ▁with ▁the ▁PC V ▁over ▁their ▁support ▁of ▁Bet anc ourt ▁and ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁political ▁party , ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Pro let ariat