Vice President1902
Appointed Vice President of Venezuela & takes command of the army
Historical person
Juan Vicente Gomez Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Juan Vicente Gomez, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Venezuela.
12 records1902–19358 events2 places
Chronological biography
1902
1908
Coup19 December 1908
Juan Vicente Gomez seized power while President Cipriano Castro was receiving medical treatment abroad.
President of Venezuela19 December 1908
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
1909
President of Venezuela19 December 1909
Declares himself as the President of Venezuela
1910
Constitution of Venezuela1910
A new constitution regularized Juan Vicente Gomez's authority and revised executive arrangements.
1914
Provisional Constitutional Statute1914
A provisional constitutional statute reorganized the executive while Gomez retained decisive political control.
1922
Hydrocarbons Law1922
The government enacted a hydrocarbons law regulating concessions, taxation, and the expanding petroleum industry.
President of Venezuela24 June 1922
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
1928
Student Protests12 February 1928
University students organized protests that produced the political movement later called the Generation of 1928.
1931
Constitution of Venezuela1931
A revised constitution maintained the centralized political system dominated by Juan Vicente Gomez.
President of Venezuela13 June 1931
Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term
1935
Death of Juan Vicente Gomez17 December 1935
Juan Vicente Gomez died after twenty-seven years of dominant rule, opening a period of gradual political liberalization.
Titles and roles
General · President of Venezuela · President of Venezuela · Vice President
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.