Presidential Election
Carlos Andres Perez won the presidential election as the Democratic Action candidate.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Carlos Andres Perez Biography and Timeline
Follow Carlos Andres Perez through 14 dated historical records for Venezuela.
Carlos Andres Perez, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1973–1993Years on this page
1973
1974
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Role range: 1974-1979
Iron Industry Nationalization
The government approved nationalization of the iron industry and transferred major operations to state control.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
1975
Nationalization
The iron ore industry is nationalized before the oil sector is brought under state ownership
Role range: 1974-1979
Oil Nationalization Law
Congress approved the law reserving the petroleum industry to the state.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
1976
Nationalization
The oil industry is nationalized and PDVSA begins operating as the state oil company
Role range: 1974-1979
PDVSA
Petroleos de Venezuela began operations as the state holding company for the nationalized petroleum industry.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1979
1988
Presidential Election
Carlos Andres Perez won election to a second presidential term.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
1989
Caracazo
Price increases and transport costs triggered widespread unrest, followed by a forceful government security response.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
Regional Elections
Venezuelans directly elected state governors and mayors under decentralization reforms.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
1992
Military Coup Attempt
Military officers led by Hugo Chavez attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow President Carlos Andres Perez.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
Second Military Coup Attempt
A second military rebellion attempted to remove President Carlos Andres Perez but failed.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
Privatization Debate
Debates over oil-state control intensify as liberalising policies challenge earlier nationalization assumptions
Role range: 1989-1993
1993
Suspension from Office
The Supreme Court authorized proceedings against Carlos Andres Perez, and Congress suspended him from the presidency.
Role range: 1989-1993 – 1989-1993
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.