( CNN ) -- A tug-of-war over the body of a former Venezuelan president was avoided Wednesday night when feuding sides of Carlos Andres Perez 's family agreed for him to be buried in his homeland . In a statement , Perez 's longtime partner , Cecilias Matos , said her family would not stand in the way of a Venezuelan final resting place for the ex-president . Perez , 88 , died Saturday in Miami , Florida . Matos planned to have him buried there . Perez 's wife in Venezuela , from whom he was long separated but apparently never divorced , had requested that Perez 's body be sent to Venezuela . Earlier this week , a Florida judge signed a preliminary injunction blocking any burial until the matter was settled . Blanca Perez , the former president 's wife in Venezuela , asked for the injunction . `` At the present time in Venezuela , love should be lavished to it and its great men , '' the Matos family said in the statement . `` Repatriating him is a way of giving ( Perez ) tribute , so neither Cecilia Matos nor her daughters , Maria Francia and Cecilia Victoria , will become an obstacle . '' The statement continued , `` The Perez Matos family is absolutely convinced that Carlos Andres Perez belongs now to Venezuela , and all the Venezuelan people . '' Perez , 88 , served two terms as president of the South American country , the first from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1993 . During his final term , he survived a coup attempt led by Hugo Chavez , who spent two years in prison but later amassed support among millions of poor people angry about corruption and became Venezuela 's president . Perez 's second stint in power was marred by `` El Caracazo , '' a string of protests and riots against an economic package that the president had introduced . More than 200 people died in the violence . Perez was impeached on corruption charges in 1993 , several months before his term was to end .
Maria Francia died age 88 in Florida , Florida , at age 88 . His longtime partner wanted him buried in Miami . His estranged wife in Miami wanted his body sent back to Venezuela . A Florida judge had blocked any burial until the matter was settled .