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Venezuela in 1958

Historical records for Venezuela in 1958, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
5Events
4Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

January

23 January 1958Government JuntaWolfgang Larrazabal

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

A provisional government junta led by Wolfgang Larrazabal assumed authority and promised national elections.

23 January 1958Overthrow of GovernmentMarcos Perez Jimenez

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

Military and civilian opposition forced Marcos Perez Jimenez from power.

23 January 1958President of VenezuelaWolfgang Larrazabal

Caracas · Government / Government Junta

Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela after the fall of Marcos Perez Jimenez

October

31 October 1958Puntofijo Pact

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

Democratic Action, COPEI, and the Democratic Republican Union signed the Puntofijo Pact supporting constitutional government.

November

14 November 1958President of VenezuelaEdgar Sanabria

Caracas · Government / Government Junta

Appointed President of the Government Junta of Venezuela

December

7 December 1958Presidential ElectionRomulo Betancourt

Caracas · Government / Government of Venezuela

Romulo Betancourt won the presidential election held after the restoration of civilian politics.

Names involved

Edgar SanabriaMarcos Perez JimenezRomulo BetancourtWolfgang Larrazabal

Places involved

Caracas

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.