article

The President of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela) is the English political nomenclature that designates both the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. The powers allowed the Venezuelan presidency under the Constitution of Venezuela are currently unusually sweeping and broad, with the power to dismiss judges, legislate, and issue emergency declarations and decrees. The current presidential term is for six years with one possibility of immediate reelection, and with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term.

The designation "President" 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. Due to the profound turmoil of the South American Wars of Independence and the reign of the republic of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this designation also effectively excludes heads of state or government in Gran Colombia; thus Simón Bolívar is not considered the first president of Venezuela. The list overall only focuses on heads of state governing Venezuela after Venezuela's separation and declaration of independence from Gran Colombia (in early 1830). The list 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).

Comments on presidential ordering

The first numbering column reflects the 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 only fourteenth president (and not the fourteenth and fifteenth). Because of this numbering, the list below contains 61 distinct presidencies, but a fewer number 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 61 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 most common listing criteria create a traditionally recognized list of 53 distinct presidential terms. This alternate listing system is displayed in the third column of the table below. The colors shaded about each president indicate the political party affiliation of each President (see key, below).

List of Presidents of Venezuela

Key: Movement for the Fifth Republic
(Movimiento V República) 		Independent Military government Democratic Action
(Acción Democrática) 		COPEI
(COPEI — Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela)

#
(unique)		#
(all)		#
(selected all)		PresidentDates in officeForm of entryOccupation
José Antonio Páez1830-1835Indirect electionsMilitary general
José María Vargas1835-1836Indirect electionsPhysician
Andrés Navarte1836-1837Interim caretaker—
José María Carreño1837-1837Interim caretakerMilitary general
Carlos Soublette1837-1839Interim caretakerMilitary general
José Antonio Páez1839-1843Indirect electionsMilitary general
Carlos Soublette1843-1847Indirect electionsMilitary general
José Tadeo Monagas1847-1851Indirect electionsMilitary general
José Gregorio Monagas1851-1855Indirect electionsMilitary general
José Tadeo Monagas1855-1858Indirect electionsMilitary general
Pedro Gual1858-1858——
Julián Castro1858-1859Coup d'étatMilitary general
Pedro Gual1859-1859——
Manuel Felipe Tovar1859-1861Coup d'état (first term);
direct elections (second term)		Politician
Pedro Gual1861-1861——
José Antonio Páez1861-1863——
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón1863 - 1865Victory in the Federal War (first term)—
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón1865 - April 1868Indirect elections (second term)Military general
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual1868-1868——
Guillermo Tell Villegas 1868-1868——
José Ruperto Monagas1868-1870RevolutionMilitary general
Guillermo Tell Villegas1870-1870——
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1870-1877Revolution (first term)Lawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1870-1877Indirect elections (second term)Lawyer / Military general
Francisco Linares Alcántara1877-1878Indirect electionsMilitary general
José Gregorio Varela1878-1878——
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1879-1880Election by the Federal StatesLawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1880-1882Election by the Federal StatesLawyer / Military general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1882-1884Election by the Federal StatesLawyer / Military general
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo1884-1886Elections by the Federal StatesMilitary general
Antonio Guzmán Blanco1886-1887Elections by the Federal StatesLawyer / Military general
Hermógenes López1887 - 1888Intermin caretakerMilitary general
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl1888 - 1890Elections by the Federal StatesLawyer
Raimundo Andueza Palacios1890-1892Elections by the Federal StatesLawyer
Guillermo Tell Villegas1892-1892——
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo1892-1894RevolutionMilitary general
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo1894-1898RevolutionMilitary general
Ignacio Andrade1898-1899Direct electionsPolitician
Cipriano Castro Ruiz1899-1908RevolutionMilitary general
Juan Vicente Gómez1908-1914Coup d'étatMilitary general
Victorino Márquez Bustillos1914-1915Appointed provisional presidentBustillos 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.Lawyer / politician
Juan Vicente Gómez1915-1929——
Juan Bautista Pérez30 May 1929 - 13 June 1931Indirect election by the National AssemblyLawyer / magistrate
Juan Vicente Gómez1931-1935Indirect election by the National AssemblyMilitary general
Eleazar López Contreras1935-1936Interim caretaker (first term)—
Eleazar López Contreras1936-1941Indirect elections (second term)Military general
Isaías Medina Angarita1941-1945Indirect electionsMilitary general
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello1945-1948Coup d'étatPolitician
Rómulo Gallegos Freire1948-1948Direct electionsWriter / Novelist
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud 1948-1950Coup d'étatMilitary officer
Germán Suárez Flamerich1950-1952Interim caretakerLawyer
Marcos Pérez Jiménez1952-1958Indirect electionsMilitary officer
Wolfgang Larrazábal1958-1959Coup d'étatRear admiral
Edgar Sanabria1959-1959Interim caretakerLawyer
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello1959-1964Direct electionsPolitician
Raúl Leoni Otero1964-1969Direct electionsLawyer
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez1969-1974Direct electionsLawyer
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez1974-1979Direct electionsPolitician
Luis Herrera Campins1979-1984Direct electionsLawyer
Jaime Lusinchi1984-1989Direct electionsPhysician
'''Carlos Andrés Pérez RodríguezOn May 21 1993 Pérez resigned after being accused of corruption by the Attorney General. President of Congress Octavio Lepage was in charge of the government until Ramón J. Velásquez was elected by Congress on June 4, 1993.1989-1993Direct electionsPolitician
Ramón José Velásquez1993-1994Interim presidentWriter
Rafael Caldera Rodríguez1994 - 2 February 1999Direct electionsLawyer
'''Hugo Rafael Chávez FríasOn April 11 2002 senior military officers refused Chávez's orders to carry out Plan Avila. They instead arrested Chávez and forced him to resign. 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.2 February 1999 - 11 April 2002Direct electionsMilitary officer
(Lt. colonel)
Pedro Carmona Estanga11 April 2002-
13 April 2002
(2 days)		Coup d'étatBusinessman
Diosdado Cabello Rondón 13 April 2002 - 13 April 2002
(several hours)		Interim caretakerEngineer
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías13 April 2002 - presentDirect electionsMilitary officer
(Lt. colonel)

Notes

See also

External Link

  • http://www.venezuela.gov.ve/ Official portal for the President

References

Lists of office-holders | Presidents of Venezuela | Venezuela-related lists

Liste der Staatspräsidenten von Venezuela | Presidente de Venezuela | Liste des présidents du Venezuela | Venecuēlas prezidenti | Prezydenci Wenezueli | Presidentes da Venezuela | Список президентов Венесуэлы | 委內瑞拉總統

 

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the "List of Presidents of Venezuela".

Home Page • arts • business • computers • games • health • hospitals • home • kids & teens • news • physicians • recreation• reference • regional • science • shopping • society • sports • world