List of Presidents of Venezuela

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The President of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela) is both the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. The current presidential term is for six years with one possibility of immediate re-election, and with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term.

The designation "Presidente" 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 one of the three signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. [1]

Owing to the profound turmoil of the South American Wars 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 Bolivar "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 serving presidents, and democratically-installed presidents as well as those installed by other means (e.g.; Marcos Pérez Jiménez).

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The first numbering column reflects the number of the presidency. Since its creation as a republic in 1812, Venezuela has had a total to date of 74 presidencies: a single person serving a single term beginning with Cristóbal Mendoza. The second column reflects uninterrupted time in office served by a single person. For example, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón served two consecutive terms and is counted in the first column as both 24th presidency and 25th presidency, but this is counted in the second column as the 20th presidential office. The third column lists the actual numbering of distinct individual presidents. Many of the men listed below became President on a provisional basis as they waited for the arrival of the elected or regular president, such as commonly occurs in the aftermath of a civil war, rebellion, or coup d'état. As a consequence, other Venezuelan presidential rosters may not choose to include the terms below, citing the extreme brevity of certain terms, unusual circumstances that may have surrounded a president's ascendancy into office, and other factors. The colors shaded about each president indicate the political party affiliation of each President (see key, below).

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#
(all)		 #
(unique)		 #
(selected
all)		 President Dates in office Form of entry Occupation
1 1 1 Cristóbal Mendoza 1811-1812 Executive Triumvirate elected by First Congress Lawyer
2 2 2 Simón Bolívar 1813-1814 Indirect elections Military general
3 3 2 Simón Bolívar 1819-1830 Indirect elections Military general
4 4 3 José Antonio Páez 1830-1835 Indirect elections Military general
5 — 5 Andrés Narvarte 1835-1835 Acting President Lawyer / politician
6 5 4 José María Vargas 1835-1835 Indirect elections Physician
7 — 6 José María Carreño 1835-1835 Acting President Military general
8 — 4 José María Vargas 1835-1836 Restoration Physician
9 6 5 Andrés Narvarte 1836-1837 Interim caretaker Lawyer / politician
10 7 6 José María Carreño 1837-1837 Interim caretaker Military general
11 8 7 Carlos Soublette 1837-1839 Interim caretaker Military general
12 9 3 José Antonio Páez 1839-1843 Indirect elections Military general
13 10 7 Carlos Soublette 1843-1847 Indirect elections Military general
14 11 8 José Tadeo Monagas 1847-1851 Indirect elections Military general
15 12 9 José Gregorio Monagas 1851-1855 Indirect elections Military general
16 13 8 José Tadeo Monagas 1855-1858 Indirect elections Military general
17 14 10 Pedro Gual Escandon 1858-1858 — —
18 15 11 Julián Castro 1858-1859 Coup d'état Military general
19 16 10 Pedro Gual Escandon 1859-1859 — —
20 17 11 Manuel Felipe Tovar 1859-1861 Coup d'état (first term);
direct elections (second term)		 Politician
21 18 10 Pedro Gual Escandon 1861-1861 — —
22 19 3 José Antonio Páez 1861-1863 — —
23 20 12 Juan Crisóstomo Falcón 1863 - 1865 Victory in the Federal War (first term) —
24 20 12 Juan Crisóstomo Falcón 1865 - April 1868 Indirect elections (second term) Military general
25 21 13 Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual 1868-1868 — —
26 22 14 Guillermo Tell Villegas 1868-1869 — —
27 23 15 José Ruperto Monagas 1869-1870 Revolution Military general
28 24 14 Guillermo Tell Villegas 1870-1870 — —
29 25 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1870-1877 Revolution (first term) Lawyer / Military general
30 25 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1870-1877 Indirect elections (second term) Lawyer / Military general
31 26 17 Francisco Linares Alcántara 1877-1878 Indirect elections Military general
32 27 18 José Gregorio Varela 1878-1878 — —
33 28 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1879-1880 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
34 28 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1880-1882 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
35 28 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1882-1884 Election by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
36 29 18 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo 1884-1886 Elections by the Federal States Military general
37 30 16 Antonio Guzmán Blanco 1886-1887 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer / Military general
38 31 19 Hermógenes López 1887 - 1888 Intermin caretaker Military general
39 32 20 Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl 1888 - 1890 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer
40 33 27 Raimundo Andueza Palacio 1890-1892 Elections by the Federal States Lawyer
41 34 — Guillermo Tell Villegas 1892-1892 — —
42 35 28 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo 1892-1894 Revolution Military general
43 35 29 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo 1894-1898 Revolution Military general
44 36 30 Ignacio Andrade 1898-1899 Direct elections Politician
45 37 31 Cipriano Castro Ruiz 1899-1908 Revolution Military general
46 38 32 Juan Vicente Gómez 1908-1914 Coup d'état Military general
47 39 — Victorino Márquez Bustillos 1915-1922 Appointed provisional president[1] Lawyer / politician
48 40 32 50px Juan Vicente Gómez 1922-1929 — —
49 41 — Juan Bautista Pérez May 30, 1929 - June 13, 1931 Indirect election by the National Assembly Lawyer / magistrate
50 42 32 Juan Vicente Gómez 1931-1935 Indirect election by the National Assembly Military general
51 43 33 Eleazar López Contreras 1935-1936 Interim caretaker (first term) —
52 43 34 Eleazar López Contreras 1936-1941 Indirect elections (second term) Military general
53 44 35 Isaías Medina Angarita 1941-1945 Indirect elections Military general
54 45 36 Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello October 18, 1945 - 17 February 1948 Coup d'état Politician
55 46 37 Rómulo Gallegos Freire February 17, 1948 - 24 November 1948 Direct elections Writer / Novelist
56 47 38 Carlos Delgado Chalbaud November 24, 1948 - 13 November 1950 Coup d'état Military officer
57 48 39 Germán Suárez Flamerich November 13, 1950 - 2 December 1952 Interim caretaker Lawyer
58 49 40 Marcos Pérez Jiménez December 2, 1952 - 23 January 1958 Indirect elections Military officer
59 50 41 Wolfgang Larrazábal January 23, 1958 - 14 November 1958 Coup d'état Rear admiral
60 51 42 Edgar Sanabria November 14, 1958 - 13 February 1959 Interim caretaker Lawyer
61 52 43 Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello February 13, 1959 - 13 March 1964 Direct elections Politician
62 53 44 Raúl Leoni Otero March 13, 1964 - 11 March 1969 Direct elections Lawyer
63 54 45 Rafael Caldera Rodríguez March 11, 1969 - 12 March 1974 Direct elections Lawyer
64 55 46 Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez March 12, 1974 - 12 March 1979 Direct elections Politician
65 56 47 Luis Herrera Campins March 12, 1979 - 2 February 1984 Direct elections Lawyer
66 57 48 Jaime Lusinchi February 2, 1984 - 2 February 1989 Direct elections Physician
67 58 49 Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez[2] February 2, 1989 - 21 May 1993 Direct elections Politician
68 — — Octavio Lepage Barreto[3] May 21, 1993 - 5 June 1993 Interim president Lawyer / Politician
69 59 50 Ramón José Velásquez June 5, 1993 - 2 February 1994 Interim president Writer
70 60 51 Rafael Caldera Rodríguez February 2, 1994 - 2 February 1999 Direct elections Lawyer
71 61 52 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías 2 February 1999 - 10 January 2001 Direct Elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
72 62 52 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías 10 January 2001 - 10 January 2007[4] Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)
73 63 52 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías 10 January 2007 - present Direct elections Military officer
(Lt. colonel)

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ On May 21, 1993 Pérez resigned after being accused of corruption by the Attorney General.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

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