List of presidents of Venezuela

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Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the country by influence and recognition. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. The president is directly elected through a popular vote to a six-year term. Since the 2009 constitutional referendum, any person can be elected to the office an indefinite number of times. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the vice president assumes the office. The president must be at least 30 years of age, and has to be a "natural born" citizen of Venezuela, and cannot possess any other citizenship.

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This list includes only those persons who were sworn into office as president following the establishment of the independent State of Venezuela, which took place on January 13, 1830. There have been 46 people sworn into office, and 64 presidencies, as several politicians (most prominently between 1830 and 1953) have held the office more than once. José Antonio Páez, the first president, was inaugurated in 1830. Antonio Guzmán Blanco served during the most terms, with three. Juan Vicente Gómez has served during the longest (although interrupted by interim presidencies), with over 27 years. Rómulo Betancourt served from 1959 until 1964. [1] Hugo Chávez served the longest uninterrupted period in office with 11 consecutive years, from his restoration to power in April 2002 until his death in March 2013.

The current presidency has been disputed between Juan Guaidó and Nicolás Maduro since January 10, 2019, in the ongoing Venezuelan presidential crisis. Maduro was elected to his first term in 2013 but received backlash from opposing Venezuelans and some members of the international community especially the United States. Maduro was accused of authoritarian rule and fraud in the elections that were held on May 20, 2018. Guaidó, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, took the oath of office as interim president on 23 January 2019, citing Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela to "cease the usurpation, hold a transitional government, and call for new elections". The office remained disputed until December 2022 when opposition parties voted to dissolve the Guaidó government effective as of 5 January 2023. [2]

History

The presidential designation encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which took effect on July 5, 1811. The first president, taking office on July 5, 1811, was actually the president of a triumvirate of the first established Republic of Venezuela that rotated the presidency weekly. The person serving as president during the week of July 5 was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. Mendoza shared the triumvirate with Juan Escalona and Baltasar Padrón. A second triumvirate followed on April 3, 1812, whose members were Francisco Espejo, Fernando Rodríguez del Toro  [ es ] and Francisco Javier Ustariz. [3] [4]

Owing to the profound confusion of the Venezuelan War of Independence and the period of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this page has gaps between 1813 and 1819. For this period in time, historians refer to the Republic of Venezuela as the Second Republic of Venezuela (1813–1814) and the Third Republic of Venezuela (1817–1819) as Simon Bolivar twice reestablished the republic. The Congress of Angostura appointed Simón Bolívar "Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela" (Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830.

In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first head of state of independent Venezuela, after the dissolution of Gran Colombia.

Affiliation keys

AbbreviationParty name (English)Party name (Spanish)Years
PC Conservative Party Partido Conservador1830-1851, 1890-1892
PL Liberal Party Gran Partido Liberal de Venezuela1851-1858, 1859-1861, 1868-1869, 1870-1887, 1888-1890, 1892, 1898-1899
Military National Armed Forces of the Republic of Venezuela Fuerza Armada Nacional de la República de Venezuela1858-1859, 1861-1868, 1869-1870, 1892-1898, 1899-1913, 1922-1929, 1931-1935, 1948-1950, 1952-1958
Independent politician Político independiente1859, 1868, 1887-1888, 1913-1922, 1929-1931, 1935-1941, 1950-1952, 1958-1959
PDV Venezuelan Democratic Party Partido Democrático Venezolano1941–1945
AD Democratic Action Acción Democrática1945-1948, 1959-1969, 1974-1979, 1984-1994
COPEI COPEI Comité de Organización Política Electoral Independiente1969-1974, 1979-1984
National Convergence National Convergence Convergencia Nacional1994-1999
MVR-PSUV Fifth Republic MovementUnited Socialist Party Movimiento Quinta República-Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela1999-present

Presidents of Venezuela since independence (1830–present)

The list below includes interim "caretaker" as well as regular serving presidents, and democratically installed presidents as well as those installed by other means (e.g.; Marcos Pérez Jiménez). [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

State of Venezuela (1830–1864)

Flag of Venezuela (1836-1859).svg President of the State of Venezuela Coat of arms of Venezuela (1830-1836).svg
  Conservative Party (7)

   Liberal Party (3)    Independent (1)    Military government (3)

No.
[note 1]
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTook officeLeft officeTime in officePolitical party
1 Paez by Lewis B. Adams.JPG José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)
183113 January 183020 January 18355 years, 7 days Conservative Party
2 Andres Narvarte 000.jpg Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)
20 January 18359 February 183520 days Conservative Party
3 Jose Maria Vargas.jpg José María Vargas
(1786–1854)
18359 February 18359 July 1835150 days Conservative Party
4 Jose Maria Carreno.jpg José María Carreño
(1792–1849)
27 July 183520 August 183524 days Conservative Party
(3) Jose Maria Vargas.jpg José María Vargas
(1786–1854)
20 August 183524 April 1836248 days Conservative Party
(2) Andres Narvarte 000.jpg Andrés Narvarte
(1781–1853)
24 April 183620 January 1837271 days Conservative Party
(4) Jose Maria Carreno.jpg José María Carreño
(1792–1849)
27 January 183711 March 183743 days Conservative Party
5 Carlos Soublette.jpg Carlos Soublette
(1789–1870)
11 March 18371 February 18391 year, 327 days Conservative Party
(1) Jose Antonio Paez 000.jpg José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)
18391 February 183928 January 18433 years, 361 days Conservative Party
(5) Carlos Soublette.jpg Carlos Soublette
(1789–1870)
184328 January 184320 January 18473 years, 357 days Conservative Party
6 Martin Tovar y Tovar 28.JPG José Tadeo Monagas
(1784–1868)
184720 January 18475 February 18514 years, 16 days Conservative Party
7 Jose Gregorio Monagas 2.jpg José Gregorio Monagas
(1795–1858)
18515 February 185120 January 18553 years, 349 days Liberal Party
(6) Martin Tovar y Tovar 28.JPG José Tadeo Monagas
(1784–1868)
185520 January 185515 March 18583 years, 54 days Liberal Party
8 Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
15 March 185818 March 18582 days Liberal Party
9 Juliancastro.jpg Julián Castro
(1810–1875)
18 March 18582 August 18591 year, 137 daysMilitary
(8) Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
2 August 185929 September 185958 days Independent
10 Martin Tovar y Tovar 22.JPG Manuel Felipe de Tovar
(1803–1866)
186029 September 185920 May 18611 year, 233 days Liberal Party
(8) Pedro Gual Escandon.jpg Pedro Gual
(1783–1862)
20 May 186129 August 1861101 days Liberal Party
(1) Jose Antonio Paez restored (colored).jpg José Antonio Páez
(1790–1873)
29 August 186115 June 18631 year, 290 daysMilitary
11 Juan Crisostomo Falcon.jpg Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
(1820–1870)
186415 June 186325 April 18684 years, 315 daysMilitary

United States of Venezuela (1864–1953)

Flag of Venezuela (1863-1905).svg President of the United States of Venezuela Coat of arms of Venezuela (1871).svg
   Democratic Action (3)   Conservative Party (1)

   Liberal Party (8)    Independent (6)    Military government (6)

No.
[note 1]
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTook officeLeft officeTime in officePolitical party
(11) Carpeta asociada 023.jpg Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
(1820–1870)
15 June 186325 April 18684 years, 315 daysMilitary
12 General Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual.jpg Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
(1832–1868)
25 April 186828 June 186864 daysIndependent
13 Guillermo Tell Villegas.jpg Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
28 June 186820 February 1869237 days Liberal Party
14 JRMonagas.jpg José Ruperto Monagas
(1831–1880)
20 February 186916 April 18701 year, 55 daysMilitary
(13) Guillermo Tell Villegas.jpg Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
16 April 187027 April 187011 days Liberal Party
15 Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)
187327 April 187027 February 18776 years, 306 days Liberal Party
16 Antonio Esteban Frias 1911 000.jpg Francisco Linares
(1825–1878)
187727 February 187730 November 1878 [note 2] 1 year, 276 days Liberal Party
17 Jose Gregorio Valera - El Cojo Ilustrado.jpg José Gregorio Valera
(1826–1896)
30 November 187826 February 187988 days Liberal Party
(15) Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)
188226 February 187926 April 18845 years, 60 days Liberal Party
18 Retrato de Joaquin Crespo. Martin Tovar y Tovar. 1884.jpg Joaquín Crespo
(1830–1898)
26 April 188415 September 18862 years, 142 days Liberal Party
(15) Martin Tovar y Tovar 20.JPG Antonio Guzmán
(1829–1899)
15 September 18868 August 1887327 days Liberal Party
19 General Hermogenes Lopez.jpg Hermógenes López
(1830–1898)
8 August 18872 July 1888329 days Independent
20 Presidente Rojas Paul (1890) by Cristobal Rojas.jpg Juan Pablo Rojas
(1826–1905)
18882 July 188819 March 18901 year, 260 days Liberal Party
21 Raimundo Andueza Palacio por Antonio Herrera Toro.jpg Raimundo Andueza
(1846–1900)
189019 March 189017 June 18922 years, 90 daysConservative Party
(13) Guillermo Tell Villegas.jpg Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1823–1907)
17 June 189231 August 189275 days Liberal Party
22 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido.jpg Guillermo Tell Villegas
(1854–1949)
31 August 18927 October 189237 days Liberal Party
(18) Joaquin Crespo portrait.jpg Joaquín Crespo
(1841–1898)
18947 October 189228 February 18985 years, 144 daysMilitary
23 General Ignacio Andrade.jpg Ignacio Andrade
(1839–1925)
189828 February 189820 October 18991 year, 234 days Liberal Party
24 Cipriano Castro 1908.jpg Cipriano Castro
(1858–1924)
20 October 189919 December 19089 years, 60 daysMilitary
25 Juan Vicente Gomez.jpg Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)
190819 December 19085 August 19134 years, 229 daysMilitary
26 Portrait of Gil Fortoul - 1932.jpg José Gil
(1861–1943)
5 August 191319 April 1914257 days Independent
27 Presidente Victorino Marquez Bustillos.jpg Victorino Márquez
(1858–1941)
191419 April 191424 June 19228 years, 66 days Independent
(25) Gomez, 1928 restored.jpg Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)
192224 June 192230 May 19296 years, 340 daysMilitary
28 Juan Bautista Perez.jpg Juan Bautista Pérez
(1869–1952)
192930 May 192913 June 19312 years, 14 days Independent
(25) Juan Vicente Gomez 2.jpg Juan Vicente Gómez
(1857–1935)
193113 June 193117 December 1935 [note 2] 4 years, 187 daysMilitary
29 Lopez Contreras (cropped).jpg Eleazar López
(1883–1973)
193618 December 19355 May 19415 years, 138 days Independent
30 Retrato de Isaias Medina Angarita.jpg Isaías Medina
(1897–1953)
19415 May 194118 October 19454 years, 166 days Democratic Party
31 Romulo Betancourt, 1946.JPG Rómulo Betancourt
(1908–1981)
18 October 194517 February 19482 years, 122 days Democratic Action
32 Romulo Gallegos 1940s.jpg Rómulo Gallegos
(1884–1969)
194817 February 194824 November 1948281 days Democratic Action
33 Carlos Delgado Chalbaud1.jpg Carlos Delgado
(1909–1950)
24 November 194813 November 1950 [note 2] 1 year, 354 daysMilitary
34 President German Suarez Flamerich.jpg Germán Suárez
(1907–1990)
27 November 19502 December 19522 years, 5 days Independent

Republic of Venezuela (1953–1999)

Venezuela took the name of Republic of Venezuela (Spanish : República de Venezuela) with the adoption of the 1953 constitution, written by the Constituent Assembly elected in November 1952. The Presidents of Venezuela under this constitution (as well as the 1961 Constitution, which kept the name) were officially styled as President of the Republic of Venezuela.

This period of the history of Venezuela began with the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez. [13] [14] After a short period of political instability following Pérez Jiménez's exile in 1958, democracy was restored in the country with the election of Democratic Action leader Rómulo Betancourt as president in 1959. This marked the beginning of the democratic period, started with the Puntofijo Pact and which was characterized by the prevalence of the bipartidism of the two main political parties in the country at the time, Democratic Action and Copei.

The second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez (1989–93) saw a deep economic crisis, a series of major riots known as the Caracazo in 1989, in which hundreds were killed by security forces, two coup attempts in 1992, and the 1993 impeachment of Pérez. That same year, Rafael Caldera became the first President of Venezuela not to belong to either Democratic Action or Copei in over forty years, having been elected under the banner of National Convergence. The bipartidism ended in 2000 when a new constitution entered in force.

Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg President of the Republic of Venezuela Coat of arms of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg
   Democratic Action (5)

   Copei (2)    National Convergence (1)    Independent (2)    Military government (1)

No.
[note 1]
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTook officeLeft officeTime in officePolitical party
35 General Marcos Perez Jimenez.jpg Marcos Pérez
(1914–2001)
1952 2 December 195223 January 19585 years, 52 daysMilitary
36 WolfangLarrazabal.jpg Wolfgang Larrazábal
(1911–2003)
23 January 195814 November 1958 [note 3] 295 days Independent
37 Edgar Sanabria 1968.jpg Edgar Sanabria
(1911–1989)
14 November 195813 February 1959 [note 3] 91 days Independent
(31) Foto oficial Romulo Betancourt 1959.jpg Rómulo Betancourt
(1908–1981)
1958 13 February 195911 March 19645 years, 27 days Democratic Action
38 RL 11 marzo 1969 (cropped).jpg Raúl Leoni
(1905–1972)
1963 11 March 196411 March 19695 years Democratic Action
39 Presidente Rafael Caldera 1969.jpg Rafael Caldera
(1916–2009)
1968 11 March 196912 March 19745 years, 1 day Copei
40

Carlos Andres Perez foto presidencial de su primer gobierno.jpg

Carlos Andrés Pérez
(1922–2010)
1973 12 March 197412 March 19795 years Democratic Action
41 Foto oficial del presidente Luis Herrera Campins.jpg Luis Herrera
(1925–2007)
1978 12 March 19792 February 19844 years, 327 days Copei
42 Fotografia oficial del presidente Jaime Lusinchi.jpg Jaime Lusinchi
(1924–2014)
1983 2 February 19842 February 19895 years Democratic Action
(40)

Carlos Andres.jpg

Carlos Andrés Pérez
(1922–2010)
1988 2 February 198921 May 1993 [note 4] 4 years, 108 days Democratic Action
43 Octavio Lepage, 2009.jpg Octavio Lepage
(1923–2017)
21 May 19935 June 199315 days Democratic Action
44 Ramon J. Velasquez's presidential photography.jpg Ramón J. Velásquez
(1916–2014)
5 June 19932 February 1994242 days Democratic Action
(39) 1994. Febrero, 7. Rafael Caldera en su segunda presidencia.jpg Rafael Caldera
(1916–2009)
1993 2 February 19942 February 19995 years National Convergence

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1999–present)

Venezuela became the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela" (Spanish : República Bolivariana de Venezuela) with the adoption of the 1999 constitution, which renamed the country in honor of Simón Bolívar. The new constitution was promulgated by President Hugo Chávez, who served de jure from 1999 until his death in 2013. The new constitution augmented the presidential term from five years to six years.

Chávez's presidency was interrupted shortly in 2002 following a failed coup d'état attempt that put Pedro Carmona in office for a day. After government-loyal forces ousted Carmona from Miraflores, Vice President Diosdado Cabello assumed executive control for a couple of hours until Chávez could be restored. In 2009, a constitutional referendum approved the elimination of term limits, which allowed Chávez to be re-elected again in 2012. However, Chávez died in March 2013, only three months into his fourth term, and was succeeded by his Vice President Nicolás Maduro, who was elected the following month to finish Chávez's term, enforcing the majority of Chávez's economic policies.

Under Maduro, Venezuela has seen a rise in unemployment, shortages of goods, closures of several corporations, and the deterioration of productivity. Maduro – who has seen a sharp decline in his approval ratings in correlation to the economic collapse, and was the subject of a 2016 recall referendum to remove him from office that was later suspended [15] – has been criticized for what opponents consider to be him backsliding the country towards a full-fledged authoritarian regime; this led to an ongoing constitutional crisis stemming from a March 2017 ruling by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (whose members largely consist of Maduro supporters) that removed immunity for National Assembly members (including those opposing Maduro), [16] which subsequently made a brief assumption of legislative powers from the Assembly, [17] [18] and the Constituent Assembly election, which resulted in the formation of a Constituent Assembly intended to rewrite the 1999 constitution. These actions have worsened tensions and sparked violence during protests against the Maduro administration over concerns that Maduro would eliminate or significantly erode the independence of Venezuela's democratic institutions and shift the country towards one-man rule.

The process and results of the May 2018 Venezuelan presidential election were widely disputed. [19] [20] The opposition-majority National Assembly declared Maduro a "usurper" of the presidency on the day of his second inauguration and disclosed a plan to set forth its president, Juan Guaidó as the succeeding acting President of the country under article 233 of the Venezuelan Constitution. [20] [21] A week later, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice declared that the presidency of the National Assembly was the "usurper" of authority and declared the body to be unconstitutional. [20]

Minutes after Maduro took the oath as President of Venezuela, the Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution in a special session of its Permanent Council declaring Maduro's presidency illegitimate and urging new elections. [22] Special meetings of the OAS on 24 January and in the United Nations Security Council on 26 January were held but no consensus was reached. Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres called for dialogue. [23] During the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States, on 27 June, Guaidó's presidency was recognized by the organization. [24]

Guaidó was declared acting president and swore himself in on 23 January. [25] Maduro's government has accused the United States of organizing a coup d'état to remove him and take control of the country's oil reserves. [26] Guaidó rejects the characterization of his actions as a coup, saying that his movement is backed by peaceful volunteers. [27] As of June 2019, Guaidó has been recognized as the acting President of Venezuela by 54 countries. [28] Internationally, support has followed traditional geopolitical lines, with allies China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Syria, and Turkey supporting Maduro; and the US, Canada, and most of Western Europe supporting Guaidó as acting president. [29] The United Nations has continued to recognize the Maduro presidency as the legal representative of Venezuela as of December 2019. [30] [31]

On 22 December 2022, the Venezuelan opposition held an initial vote to remove Guaidó's interim government from its leadership and on 30 December 2022, three of the four main opposition political parties (Justice First, Democratic Action and A New Era) approved a reform to dissolve the interim government and instead create a commission of five members to manage foreign assets, [2] [32] stating the failure of the interim government to achieve the goals it had set. [33] The amendment was voted by the opposition as deputies sought a united strategy ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for 2024 with the reform approved with 72 votes in favor, 29 against and 8 abstentions, [34] this dissolving the Guaidó government effective as of 5 January 2023.

Flag of Venezuela (state).svg President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Coat of arms of Venezuela.svg
   Fifth Republic MovementUnited Socialist Party (2)
No.
[note 1]
Portrait President
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTook officeLeft officeTime in officePolitical party
45 Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias.jpeg Hugo Chávez
(1954–2013)
1998

2000

2 February 19995 March 201314 years, 31 days Fifth Republic Movement
(until October 2007)
2006
2012
United Socialist Party
2013
2018
46 Nikolas Maduro (52936004750).jpg Nicolás Maduro
(born 1962)
5 March 2013Incumbent [note 5] 11 years, 79 days United Socialist Party
Juan Guaido february 2020.jpg Juan Guaidó
(born 1983)
23 January 2019
5 January 2023
(disputed)
3 years, 347 days Popular Will
Independent

Timeline

Juan GuaidóNicolás MaduroHugo ChávezRamón José VelásquezOctavio LepageJaime LusinchiLuis Herrera CampinsCarlos Andrés PérezRafael CalderaRaúl LeoniEdgar SanabriaWolfgang LarrazábalMarcos Pérez JiménezGermán Suárez FlamerichCarlos Delgado ChalbaudRómulo GallegosRómulo BetancourtIsaías Medina AngaritaEleazar López ContrerasJuan Bautista PérezVictorino Márquez BustillosJosé Gil FortoulJuan Vicente GómezCipriano CastroIgnacio AndradeGuillermo Tell Villegas PulidoRaimundo Andueza PalacioJuan Pablo Rojas PaúlHermógenes LópezJoaquín CrespoJosé Gregorio ValeraFrancisco Linares AlcántaraAntonio Guzmán BlancoJosé Ruperto MonagasGuillermo Tell VillegasManuel Ezequiel BruzualJuan Crisóstomo FalcónManuel Felipe de TovarJulián Castro (Venezuelan president)Pedro Gual EscandónJosé Gregorio MonagasJosé Tadeo MonagasCarlos SoubletteJosé María CarreñoJosé María VargasAndrés NarvarteJosé Antonio PáezList of presidents of Venezuela

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 For the purposes of numbering, a presidency is defined as an uninterrupted period of time in office served by one person. For example, Carlos Soublette was both the 8th and 10th President because the two periods where he was president were not consecutive. A period during which a vice-president temporarily becomes acting president under the Constitution is not a presidency, because the president remains in office during such a period.
  2. 1 2 3 Died in office.
  3. 1 2 Larrazábal resigned early to challenge Rómulo Betancourt at the 1958 election, leaving Edgar Sanabria as acting president until the end of his term, on 13 February 1959.
  4. Octavio Lepage, then President of Congress, served as acting president from 21 May 1993 and until 5 June 1993, when Ramón José Velásquez was formally selected to succeed Perez as president.
  5. Disputed from 23 January 2019 to 5 January 2023 between Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó.

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The negotiations during the crisis in Venezuela are the negotiation and dialogue attempts and processes between the government of Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition. Although numerous dialogue processes and roundtables have taken place, by 2023 none had been effective in achieving a solution to the country's crisis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuelan crisis defection</span> Defections during crisis in Venezuela

Defections from the Bolivarian Revolution occurred under the administrations of Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. The 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis concerning who is the legitimate President of Venezuela has been underway since 10 January 2019, when the opposition-majority National Assembly declared that incumbent Nicolás Maduro's 2018 reelection was invalid and the body declared its president, Juan Guaidó, to be acting president of the nation. Guaidó encouraged military personnel and security officials to withdraw support from Maduro, and offered an amnesty law, approved by the National Assembly, for military personnel and authorities who help to restore constitutional order.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt</span> Failed attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro

On 30 April 2019, during the Venezuelan presidential crisis, a group of several dozen military personnel and civilians joined Juan Guaidó in his call for the removal of Nicolás Maduro as part of what he labeled "Operation Freedom". Reuters reported an "uneasy peace" by the afternoon of 30 April. During the unrest, opposition leader Leopoldo López was freed from house arrest after being imprisoned for five years. Manuel Cristopher Figuera, the head of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service, denounced the Maduro government and was dismissed from his position before going into hiding. At least 25 military men who opposed Maduro sought asylum at the Brazilian embassy in Caracas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Venezuelan presidential election</span>

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Venezuela in 28 July 2024 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning on 10 January 2025. Leading candidates of the Venezuelan opposition have been disqualified from participating in the election during its campaign or in previous elections. In June 2023, the leading candidate María Corina Machado was barred from participating by the Venezuelan government for alleged political crimes. This move has been regarded by the opposition as violation of political human rights and has been condemned by international bodies like the Organization of American States, the European Union, and Human Rights Watch, as well as countries such as Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay.

The 2020 Venezuelan National Assembly Delegated Committee election was to be held in the ordinary session of the National Assembly on 5 January, in which 160 deputies were to elect the legislature's board of directors for the year 2020–21: the president, the first and second vice presidents, the secretary and the deputy secretary. It was the last such election of the IV National Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis Parra</span> Venezuelan politician (born 1978)

Luis Eduardo Parra Rivero is a Venezuelan politician who was in a dispute with Juan Guaidó for a year over who was the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela based on a vote on 5 January 2020.

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