President of Venezuela
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Government Junta of Venezuela
Role range: 1945-1948 – 1945-1948
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Romulo Betancourt Biography and Timeline
Follow Romulo Betancourt through 8 dated historical records for Venezuela.
Romulo Betancourt, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1945–1962Years on this page
1945
Revolutionary Government Junta
Romulo Betancourt became chairman of the Revolutionary Government Junta after the October Revolution.
Role range: 1945-1948 – 1945-1948
1958
Presidential Election
Romulo Betancourt won the presidential election held after the restoration of civilian politics.
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
1959
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
1960
Agrarian Reform Law
The government enacted an agrarian reform law intended to redistribute land and modernize rural production.
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
1961
Constitution of Venezuela
The Constitution of 1961 established a representative democratic system and protected civil and political rights.
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
1962
Carupano Uprising
Rebel military officers launched an unsuccessful uprising against the constitutional government at Carupano.
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
Puerto Cabello Uprising
A military rebellion at Puerto Cabello was defeated by forces loyal to the government.
Role range: 1959-1964 – 1959-1964
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.