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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. [13] [14] After a short period of political instability following Pérez ...
In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on 13 January 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. From that point ...
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Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until 2012. Born into a middle-class family in Sabaneta, Barinas, Chávez became a career military officer.
A 2018 Amnesty International report "accused Nicolas Maduro's government of committing some of the worst human rights violations in Venezuela's history". [108] The report found the violence was carried out especially in Venezuela's poor neighborhoods, and included "8,292 extrajudicial executions carried out between 2015 and 2017". [108]
Dozens of countries led by the U.S. condemned his 2018 re-election as a sham and recognized Juan Guaidó, the then-head of the National Assembly, as Venezuela’s legitimate leader.
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 ...
A man walks past buildings and a sign with an image of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro that reads "I swear with Maduro for the future," days before Maduro is set to officially begin his third ...