Vice President
Appointed Vice President of Venezuela & takes command of the army
Role range: 1902-1908
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Juan Vicente Gomez Biography and Timeline
Follow Juan Vicente Gomez through 12 dated historical records for Venezuela.
Juan Vicente Gomez, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1902–1935Years on this page
1902
1908
Coup
Juan Vicente Gomez seized power while President Cipriano Castro was receiving medical treatment abroad.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Role range: 1908-1913 – 1908-1913
1909
President of Venezuela
Declares himself as the President of Venezuela
Role range: 1909-1935
1910
Constitution of Venezuela
A new constitution regularized Juan Vicente Gomez's authority and revised executive arrangements.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
1914
Provisional Constitutional Statute
A provisional constitutional statute reorganized the executive while Gomez retained decisive political control.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
1922
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
Role range: 1922-1929 – 1922-1929
Hydrocarbons Law
The government enacted a hydrocarbons law regulating concessions, taxation, and the expanding petroleum industry.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
1928
Student Protests
University students organized protests that produced the political movement later called the Generation of 1928.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
1931
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term
Role range: 1931-1935 – 1931-1935
Constitution of Venezuela
A revised constitution maintained the centralized political system dominated by Juan Vicente Gomez.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
1935
Death of Juan Vicente Gomez
Juan Vicente Gomez died after twenty-seven years of dominant rule, opening a period of gradual political liberalization.
Role range: 1908-1935 – 1908-1935
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.