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In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first head of state of independent Venezuela, after the dissolution of Gran Colombia.
The office of president in Venezuela has existed since the 1811 Venezuelan Declaration of Independence from the Spanish Crown; the first president was Cristóbal Mendoza. From 1821 to 1830, Venezuela was a member state of Gran Colombia, and the Venezuelan executive was absorbed by the Colombian government in Bogotá.
[17] [18] As of March 2019, over 50 countries, the OAS, and the Lima Group do not recognize Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela. [154] [155] [156] The Supreme Tribunal rejected the National Assembly decisions, [17] while the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela in exile welcomed Guaidó as interim president. [157]
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. [2] [3] The election was contentious, with international monitors calling it neither free nor fair, [4] citing the incumbent Maduro administration having controlled most institutions and repressed the political opposition before, during, [2] [5] and after the ...
President Carlos Andrés Pérez next to US President George H. W. Bush during a visit to Washington during his second term in office. He based his campaign for the 1988 Venezuelan general election in his legacy of abundance during his first presidential period [8] and initially rejected liberalization policies.
One dictator Chávez admired was Marcos Pérez Jiménez, a former president of Venezuela that he praised for the public works he performed. [43] Chávez praised Pérez Jiménez to vilify preceding democratic governments, stating that "General Pérez Jiménez was the best president Venezuela had in a long time ...
The measure was approved by more than two thirds of the 112 deputies who voted in January 2019 in favor of appointing Guaidó as Venezuela’s interim president, after declaring that Maduro ...
President Maduro among troops during a May 2016 exercise. Maduro has relied on the military to maintain power since he was initially elected into office. [41] According to Luis Manuel Esculpi, a Venezuelan security analyst, "The army is Maduro's only source of authority."