Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Luis Herrera Campins Biography and Timeline

Follow Luis Herrera Campins through 3 dated historical records for Venezuela.

Luis Herrera Campins, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1978–1983Years on this page

1978

Presidential Election

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

Luis Herrera Campins won the presidential election as the COPEI candidate.

Role range: 1979-1984 – 1979-1984

1979

President of Venezuela

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

Appointed President of Venezuela

Role range: 1979-1984 – 1979-1984

1983

Black Friday

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

The government devalued the bolivar and imposed exchange controls during the economic crisis known as Black Friday.

Role range: 1979-1984 – 1979-1984

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.