President of Venezuela19 October 1945
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Government Junta of Venezuela
Historical person
Romulo Betancourt Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Romulo Betancourt, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Venezuela.
8 records1945–19627 events3 places
Chronological biography
1945
Revolutionary Government Junta19 October 1945
Romulo Betancourt became chairman of the Revolutionary Government Junta after the October Revolution.
1958
Presidential Election7 December 1958
Romulo Betancourt won the presidential election held after the restoration of civilian politics.
1959
President of Venezuela13 February 1959
Appointed President of Venezuela
1960
Agrarian Reform Law5 March 1960
The government enacted an agrarian reform law intended to redistribute land and modernize rural production.
1961
Constitution of Venezuela23 January 1961
The Constitution of 1961 established a representative democratic system and protected civil and political rights.
1962
Carupano Uprising4 May 1962
Rebel military officers launched an unsuccessful uprising against the constitutional government at Carupano.
Puerto Cabello Uprising2 June 1962
A military rebellion at Puerto Cabello was defeated by forces loyal to the government.
Titles and roles
Chairman · President of Government Junta · President of Venezuela · President of Revolutionary Government Junta of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · President-elect of Venezuela
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.