Emigdio Pavía

Emigdio Pavía y Nakabayashi (born 27 November 1946), better known as Emigdio Pavía, is a Valenzuelan socialist politician who served as the President of Valenzuela on 1 June 1990 to 31 December 2000. Frequently described as a benevolent dictator, he remains as a beloved and highly respected figure in Valenzuelan politics; his government is credited with the creation of the Principles of Progress, reducing economic disparity and restoring Valenzuela's macroeconomic stability.

A proponent of pragmatism, Pavía's presidency was described as being semi-authoritarian and characterised as a sort of a hybrid regime or a guided democracy. Critics have accused him of curtailing press freedoms, imposing narrow limits on public protests, and bringing defamation lawsuits against prominent political opponents. However, others argue his actions as having been necessary for the country's drastic development, and that he was a benevolent dictator.