24 July 1783
Birth of Simon Bolivar
Birth of Simon Bolivar
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Caracas in Venezuela. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Birth of Simon Bolivar
The Venezuelan Congress declared independence from Spain and created a sovereign republic.
Congress approved the Federal Constitution, establishing the First Republic and a federal system of government.
The Second Republic was established under republican leadership after patriot forces regained Caracas.
Captures Caracas from the Spanish, gains the title of "el Libertador"
Simon Bolivar entered Caracas after the Admirable Campaign and restored republican government.
Royalist advances and internal military defeats forced the Second Republic to collapse.
Captures Caracas afte the Battle of Carabobo
Becomes the first President of the newly independent Republic of Venezuela.
Jose Antonio Paez began the first constitutional presidential administration of the new republic.
Government forces restored Jose Maria Vargas to the presidency after defeating the reformist rebellion.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Military officers launched the Revolution of the Reforms and temporarily removed President Jose Maria Vargas.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela during the Revolution of the Reforms
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Venezuela and the United States signed a treaty of peace, friendship, navigation, and commerce.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
Antonio Leocadio Guzman and his allies founded the Liberal Party to oppose the governing conservative establishment.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Political violence and government intervention disrupted the presidential election and weakened constitutional competition.
Armed supporters confronted Congress, consolidating President Jose Tadeo Monagas's control over national institutions.
President Jose Gregorio Monagas signed legislation abolishing slavery throughout Venezuela.
A new constitution lengthened the presidential term and strengthened executive authority.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela after the March Revolution
Appointed President of Venezuela
Appointed Supreme Chief exercising presidential authority in Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela after the Federal War
The federal constitution officially adopted the national name United States of Venezuela.
The Federal Constitution reorganized the country as the United States of Venezuela.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Antonio Guzman Blanco entered Caracas after the April Revolution and established a new administration.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
The government decreed free and compulsory primary education under national supervision.
A new constitution reduced the presidential term and revised the federal political structure.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Antonio Guzman Blanco returned to power through the Reclaiming Revolution.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
Promulgates the Constitution of 1881.
The Constitution of 1881 reorganized the states into larger political sections and strengthened federal administration.
The constitution reorganizes Venezuelan states into larger federal sections.
The government organized national ceremonies marking the centenary of Simon Bolivar's birth.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Joaquin Crespo entered Caracas after the Legalist Revolution and assumed national authority.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
The Constitution of 1893 restored direct presidential elections and extended the presidential term.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela after the Liberal Restoration Revolution
Cipriano Castro entered Caracas after the Restorative Liberal Revolution and took control of the government.
The Constitution of 1901 strengthened the presidency and reorganized the federal states.
Juan Vicente Gomez seized power while President Cipriano Castro was receiving medical treatment abroad.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
A new constitution regularized Juan Vicente Gomez's authority and revised executive arrangements.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
A provisional constitutional statute reorganized the executive while Gomez retained decisive political control.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
The government enacted a hydrocarbons law regulating concessions, taxation, and the expanding petroleum industry.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd term
University students organized protests that produced the political movement later called the Generation of 1928.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
A revised constitution maintained the centralized political system dominated by Juan Vicente Gomez.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 3rd term
Appointed President of Venezuela after the death of Juan Vicente Gomez
A large demonstration demanded civil liberties and political reform from the new government.
The government announced the February Program, promising administrative modernization, public health measures, education, and economic reform.
The Constitution of 1936 reduced the presidential term and introduced limited political reforms.
Congress elected Isaias Medina Angarita president under the indirect electoral system.
Appointed President of Venezuela
Political organizers founded Democratic Action as a national reformist party.
The Hydrocarbons Law unified petroleum rules and increased the state's share of industry revenues.
A military and civilian alliance overthrew President Isaias Medina Angarita during the October Revolution.
Appointed President of the Revolutionary Government Junta of Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt became chairman of the Revolutionary Government Junta after the October Revolution.
Voters elected a constituent assembly by universal, direct, and secret suffrage.
The Constitution of 1947 established universal suffrage and expanded democratic and social rights.
Romulo Gallegos won Venezuela's first direct presidential election based on universal suffrage.
Appointed President of Venezuela
The armed forces overthrew President Romulo Gallegos and installed a military junta.
Appointed President of the Military Junta of Venezuela after the overthrow of Romulo Gallegos
Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela after the assassination of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
The government held a constituent assembly election whose disputed results preceded further military consolidation.
Appointed President of Venezuela
A new constitution renamed the country the Republic of Venezuela and formalized the presidential government.
The government held a disputed plebiscite extending Marcos Perez Jimenez's rule.
A provisional government junta led by Wolfgang Larrazabal assumed authority and promised national elections.
Military and civilian opposition forced Marcos Perez Jimenez from power.
Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela after the fall of Marcos Perez Jimenez
Democratic Action, COPEI, and the Democratic Republican Union signed the Puntofijo Pact supporting constitutional government.
Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt won the presidential election held after the restoration of civilian politics.
Appointed President of Venezuela
The government enacted an agrarian reform law intended to redistribute land and modernize rural production.
The Constitution of 1961 established a representative democratic system and protected civil and political rights.
Raul Leoni won the presidential election and prepared to succeed Romulo Betancourt.
Rafael Caldera won a closely contested presidential election as the COPEI candidate.
Rafael Caldera's inauguration marked the first peaceful transfer between competing political parties in modern Venezuela.
Carlos Andres Perez won the presidential election as the Democratic Action candidate.
The government approved nationalization of the iron industry and transferred major operations to state control.
The iron ore industry is nationalized before the oil sector is brought under state ownership
Congress approved the law reserving the petroleum industry to the state.
The oil industry is nationalized and PDVSA begins operating as the state oil company
Petroleos de Venezuela began operations as the state holding company for the nationalized petroleum industry.
Luis Herrera Campins won the presidential election as the COPEI candidate.
Appointed President of Venezuela
The government devalued the bolivar and imposed exchange controls during the economic crisis known as Black Friday.
The government created the Presidential Commission for State Reform to propose administrative and political decentralization.
Carlos Andres Perez won election to a second presidential term.
Price increases and transport costs triggered widespread unrest, followed by a forceful government security response.
Venezuelans directly elected state governors and mayors under decentralization reforms.
Debates over oil-state control intensify as liberalising policies challenge earlier nationalization assumptions
Military officers led by Hugo Chavez attempted unsuccessfully to overthrow President Carlos Andres Perez.
A second military rebellion attempted to remove President Carlos Andres Perez but failed.
The Supreme Court authorized proceedings against Carlos Andres Perez, and Congress suspended him from the presidency.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela after Carlos Andres Perez was suspended
Appointed interim President of Venezuela
Rafael Caldera won the presidential election leading the National Convergence coalition.
The government intervened in failed banks and provided emergency financial support during a major banking crisis.
The government announced Agenda Venezuela, introducing exchange-rate, fiscal, and price reforms supported by international lenders.
Hugo Chavez won the presidential election after campaigning for a constituent assembly and political change.
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Voters approved holding elections for a national constituent assembly.
Voters elected delegates to draft a new constitution.
Voters approved a new constitution creating the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and restructuring public power.
Hugo Chavez won a new presidential election held under the 1999 Constitution.
Appointed acting President of Venezuela during the April 2002 coup
Appointed acting President of Venezuela until Hugo Chavez was restored
Restored as President of Venezuela after the failure of the April 2002 coup
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd elected term under the 1999 Constitution
Appointed acting President of Venezuela after the death of Hugo Chavez
Appointed President of Venezuela after the 2013 special election
Begins a disputed second presidential term.
Is sworn in for a disputed third presidential term.
Appointed interim President of Venezuela after the removal of Nicolas Maduro
Provenance
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