Romulo Gallegos Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Romulo Gallegos, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Venezuela.

3 records1947–19483 events1 places

Chronological biography

1947

Presidential Election14 December 1947

Government / Government of Venezuela · President-elect of Venezuela · Caracas

Romulo Gallegos won Venezuela's first direct presidential election based on universal suffrage.

1948

President of Venezuela15 February 1948

Government / Government of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · Caracas

Appointed President of Venezuela

Military Coup24 November 1948

Government / Government of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · Caracas

The armed forces overthrew President Romulo Gallegos and installed a military junta.

Titles and roles

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.