Venezuela

By mtang
  • Jan 16, 1499

    Christopher Colombus reaches Venezuela

  • Independanc

    Independance is declared.

  • Spanish, Bolivar and their follower campaigned against the Spanish marching across the Andes and liberating Columbia.

  • Venezuela gets liberated.

  • Bolivia gets liberated.

  • Venezuela gains independance by Jose Antonio Paez

  • Treuely gained idependance

  • Dictatorship

    Juan Vicente Gomez begins his dictatorship.

  • Oil

    First oil well is drilled.

  • Oil lead

    Venezuela becomes the world's second largest oil producer.

  • Death

    Juan Vicente Gomez dies.

  • A huge oil boom happens.

  • Hugo Chavez gets elected as president

  • Hugo Chavez gets re=elected as president