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==History==
==History==
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The presidential designation encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following [[Venezuelan Declaration of Independence|Venezuela's declaration of independence]] from [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] [[imperialism|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]] that rotated the presidency weekly. The person serving as president during the week of July 5 was one of the three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: [[Cristóbal Mendoza]]. Mendoza shared the triumvirate with Juan Escalona and Baltasar Padrón.<ref>{{es_icon}} {{Cite web|title=Presidentes de Venezuela|url=http://www.consulvenbucaramanga.com/presidentes.htm|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100801095731/http://www.consulvenbucaramanga.com/presidentes.htm|archivedate=August 1, 2010|publisher=Consulado General de Bucaramanga}}</ref><ref>Briceño Perozo, Mario. "Mendoza, Cristóbal de" in ''Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela'', Vol. 3. Caracas: Fundación Polar, 1999. ISBN 978-980-6397-37-8</ref>

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 1814 and 1819. The [[Congress of Angostura]] appointed [[Simón Bolívar]] "Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela" (Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830. The list below includes interim 'caretaker' as well as regular [[Incumbency|serving]] presidents, and democratically installed presidents as well as those installed by other means (e.g.; [[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]]).


==List of Presidents of Venezuela==
==List of Presidents of Venezuela==

Revision as of 16:40, 15 April 2013

President of Venezuela
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since March 5, 2013
ResidencePalacio de Miraflores
Term lengthSix years, renewable
Inaugural holderCristóbal Mendoza
FormationMarch 5, 1811
WebsiteSitio Oficial del Ministerio del Poder Popular del Despacho de la Presidencia
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The President of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela) is both the head of state and also the head of government of Venezuela. The current presidential term is for six years with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term. On February 15, 2009, a referendum removed the previous restrictions which limited the President to two terms.[1] The presidency of Venezuela is currently vacant following the death of Hugo Chávez on March 5, 2013.

History

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List of Presidents of Venezuela

  Conservative Party   Liberal Party   Independent   Military government   Democratic Action   COPEI   National Convergence   Fifth Republic Movement/United Socialist Party

Picture President Dates in office Form of entry Occupation
José Antonio Páez January 13, 1830 – January 20, 1835 Indirect elections Military general
Andrés Narvarte January 20, 1835 – February 9, 1835 Acting President Lawyer / politician
José María Vargas February 9, 1835 – July 9, 1835 Indirect elections Physician
José María Carreño July 27, 1835 – August 20, 1835 Acting President Military general
José María Vargas August 20, 1835 – April 24, 1836 Restoration Physician
Andrés Narvarte April 24, 1836 – January 20, 1837 Interim caretaker Lawyer / politician
José María Carreño January 20, 1837 – March 11, 1837 Interim caretaker Military general
Carlos Soublette March 11, 1837 – February 1, 1839 Interim caretaker Military general
José Antonio Páez February 1, 1839 – January 28, 1843 Indirect elections Military general
Carlos Soublette January 28, 1843 – January 20, 1847 Indirect elections Military general
José Tadeo Monagas January 20, 1847 – February 5, 1851 Indirect elections Military general
José Gregorio Monagas February 5, 1851 – January 20, 1855 Indirect elections Military general
José Tadeo Monagas January 20, 1855 – March 15, 1858 Indirect elections Military general
Pedro Gual Escandón March 15, 1858 – March 18, 1858 Provisional President Lawyer
Julián Castro March 18, 1858 – August 2, 1859 Coup d'état Military general
Pedro Gual Escandón August 2, 1859 – September 29, 1859 Provisional President Lawyer
Manuel Felipe de Tovar September 29, 1859 – May 20, 1861 Coup d'état (first term);
Direct elections (second term)		 Politician
Pedro Gual Escandón May 20, 1861 – August 29, 1861 Provisional President Lawyer
José Antonio Páez August 29, 1861 – June 15, 1863 Dictatorship Military general
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón June 15, 1863 – March 18, 1865 Victory in the Federal War (first term) Military general
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón March 18, 1865 – April 25, 1868 Indirect elections (second term) Military general
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual April 25, 1868 – June 28, 1868 Provisional President Military officer
Guillermo Tell Villegas June 28, 1868 – February 20, 1869 Provisional President Lawyer / Military
José Ruperto Monagas February 20, 1869 – April 16, 1870 Revolution Military general
Guillermo Tell Villegas April 16, 1870 – April 27, 1870 Provisional President Lawyer / Military
Antonio Guzmán Blanco April 27, 1870 – February 20, 1873 Revolution (first term) Lawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco February 20, 1873 – February 27, 1877 Indirect elections (second term) Lawyer / Military general
Francisco Linares Alcántara February 27, 1877 – November 30, 1878 Indirect elections Military general
José Gregorio Valera November 30, 1878 – February 26, 1879 Provisional President Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco February 26, 1879 – May 12, 1880 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco May 12, 1880 – 1882 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1882 – April 26, 1884 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo April 26, 1884 – September 15, 1886 Elections by the Federal States Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco September 15, 1886 – August 8, 1887 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
Hermógenes López August 8, 1887 – July 2, 1888 Intermin caretaker Military general
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl July 2, 1888 – March 19, 1890 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer
Raimundo Andueza Palacio March 19, 1890 – June 17, 1892 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer
Guillermo Tell Villegas June 17, 1892 – August 31, 1892 Provisional President Lawyer / Military
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido August 31, 1892 – October 7, 1892 Provisional President Lawyer
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo October 7, 1892 – March 14, 1894 Revolution Military general
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo March 14, 1894 – February 28, 1898 Elections by the Federal States Military general
Ignacio Andrade February 28, 1898 – October 20, 1899 Direct elections Politician
Cipriano Castro Ruiz October 20, 1899 – December 19, 1908 Revolution Military general
Juan Vicente Gómez December 19, 1908 – August 5, 1913 Coup d'état Military general
José Gil Fortoul August 5, 1913 – April 19, 1914 Appointed provisional president Lawyer
File:Retrato Victorino Márquez Bustillos.jpg Victorino Márquez Bustillos April 19, 1914 – June 24, 1922 Appointed provisional president[2] Lawyer / politician
Juan Vicente Gómez June 24, 1922 – May 30, 1929 — Military general
Juan Bautista Pérez May 30, 1929 – June 13, 1931 Indirect election by the National Assembly Lawyer / magistrate
Juan Vicente Gómez June 13, 1931 – December 17, 1935 Indirect election by the National Assembly Military general
Eleazar López Contreras December 18, 1935 – June 30, 1936 Interim caretaker Military general
Eleazar López Contreras June 30, 1936 – May 5, 1941 Indirect elections Military general
File:Presidente Medina.jpg Isaías Medina Angarita May 5, 1941 – October 18, 1945 Indirect elections Military general
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello October 19, 1945 – February 17, 1948 Coup d'état Politician
File:Presidente Gallegos.jpg Rómulo Gallegos Freire February 17, 1948 – November 24, 1948 Direct elections Writer / Novelist
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud November 24, 1948 – November 13, 1950 Coup d'état Military officer
Germán Suárez Flamerich November 27, 1950 – December 2, 1952 Interim caretaker Lawyer
File:Pérez Jiménez 2.jpg Marcos Pérez Jiménez December 2, 1952 – January 23, 1958 Indirect elections Military officer
File:Junta de Gobierno 1958.jpg Wolfgang Larrazábal January 23, 1958 – November 14, 1958 Coup d'état Rear admiral
File:Sanabria, Edgar.jpg Edgar Sanabria November 14, 1958 – February 13, 1959 Interim caretaker Lawyer
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello February 13, 1959 – March 13, 1964 Direct elections Politician
Raúl Leoni Otero March 13, 1964 – March 11, 1969 Direct elections Lawyer
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez March 11, 1969 – March 12, 1974 Direct elections Lawyer
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez March 12, 1974 – March 12, 1979 Direct elections Politician
Luis Herrera Campins March 12, 1979 – February 2, 1984 Direct elections Lawyer
Jaime Lusinchi February 2, 1984 – February 2, 1989 Direct elections Physician
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez[3] February 2, 1989 – May 21, 1993 Direct elections Politician
Octavio Lepage Barreto[4] May 21, 1993 – June 5, 1993 Interim president Lawyer / Politician
Ramón José Velásquez June 5, 1993 – February 2, 1994 Interim president Writer
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez February 2, 1994 – February 2, 1999 Direct elections Lawyer
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias February 2, 1999 – January 10, 2001 Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frias January 10, 2001 – January 10, 2007[5] Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías January 10, 2007 – January 10, 2013 Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías January 10, 2013 – March 5, 2013[6] Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
Nicolás Maduro March 5, 2013 – Present Interim President[7] Bus driver / Union leader[8]

2012 election

Main article: Venezuelan presidential election, 2012

The Venezuelan presidential election of 2012 was held on October 7, 2012 (referred by local media as 7-O)[9] to choose a president for the six-year term beginning February 2013.[10]

Candidate Party Votes %
Hugo Chávez Great Patriotic Pole 8,185,120 55.08
Henrique Capriles Radonski Democratic Unity Roundtable 6,583,426 44.30
Reina Sequera Workers' Power 70,497 0.47
Luis Reyes Authentic Renewal Organisation 8,212 0.05
María Bolívar United Democratic Party for Peace 7,376 0.04
Orlando Chirinos Party for Socialism and Liberty 4,140 0.02
Valid votes 14,858,771 98.11
Invalid/blank votes 287,325 1.89
Total 15,162,228 100
Registered voters/turnout 18,830,149 80.52
Source: National Electoral Commission

Notes

  1. ^ "Chavez wins chance of fresh term". BBC News Online. February 16, 2009.
  2. ^ Bustillos was appointed to the presidency in a provisional fashion after Juan Vicente Gómez, after himself being elected (by the National Assembly) as president. Gómez opted not to assume the presidency, instead choosing to continue in the role of directing the Venezuelan army.
  3. ^ On May 21, 1993 Pérez resigned after being accused of corruption by the Attorney General.
  4. ^ Octavio Lepage was the President of Congress and was in charge of the government until Ramón J. Velásquez was elected by Congress on June 5, 1993.
  5. ^ On April 11, 2002, senior military officers refused Chávez's orders to carry out Plan Ávila. They arrested Chávez, saying he had resigned, and Pedro Carmona Estanga assumed the presidency. Following an uprising, aided by sectors of the military loyal to Chávez, the new government collapsed and Chávez was restored to power early on April 15, 2002. Between the deposing of Carmona and the return of Chávez, Vice President Diosdado Cabello assumed the presidency.
  6. ^ Chávez was never inaugurated for his fourth term due to his illness, and he died before inauguration could take place.
  7. ^ "Maduro takes over in Venezuela after paying tribute to Chavez | News | DW.DE | 09.03.2013". DW.DE. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  8. ^ Wallis, Daniel. "Venezuela's Maduro: from bus driver to Chavez's successor". Reuters. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  9. ^ Template:Es icon "Zambrano: Partidos serán fundamentales en victoria del 7-0". El Universal. February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  10. ^ "Venezuela sets 2012 presidential election date". BBC. September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.

References

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