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A military dictatorship ruled Venezuela for ten years, from 1948 to 1958. After the 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état brought an end a three-year experiment in democracy ("El Trienio Adeco"), a triumvirate of military personnel controlled the government until 1952, when it held presidential elections.
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
Venezuela saw ten years of military dictatorship from 1948 to 1958. After the 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état brought an end a three-year experiment in democracy ("El Trienio Adeco"), a triumvirate of military personnel controlled the government until 1952, when it held presidential elections.
The Presidents of Venezuela under this constitution (as well as the 1961 Constitution, which kept the name) were officially styled as President of the Republic of Venezuela. This period of the history of Venezuela began with the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.
Rómulo Gallegos was the first president elected by direct vote in the history of Venezuela since 1860. After the death of Juan Vicente Gómez and the end of his military dictatorship, a process of transition to democracy began with the political opening of Eleazar López Contreras and Isaías Medina Angarita.
Recall early in 2010, when Arab and African dictators and military strongmen seemed happily entrenched in power, ... In the case of Venezuela, that foundation includes numerous illicit groups ...
From independence until 1956, Venezuela had 24 constitutions. [13] These constitutions were frequently established by winners after successful revolts. [13] Romulo Gallegos's election as president in 1947 made him the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. [13] He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 ...
The main reason for the exodus at the time was Maduro’s near-total destruction of Venezuela’s private sector, coupled with the collapse of world prices of oil - Venezuela’s main export ...