Venezuela

By keeganp

  • independence

    independence
    day the country was on its own

  • Venezuela secedes

    Venezuela secedes
    Venezuela secedes from Gran Colombia.

  • Antonio Guzman Blanco attracts foreign investment

    Antonio Guzman Blanco attracts foreign investment
    Ruler Antonio Guzman Blanco attracts foreign investment, modernises infrastructure and develops agriculture and education.

  • Juan Vicente Gomez is the ruler

    Juan Vicente Gomez is the ruler
    Dictator Juan Vicente Gomez governs at time when Venezuela becomes world's largest oil exporter.

  • Coup establishes civilian government

    Coup establishes civilian government
    Coup establishes civilian government after decades of military rule.

  • President Romulo Gallegos, overthrown

    President Romulo Gallegos, overthrown
    President Romulo Gallegos, Venezuela's first democratically-elected leader, overthrown within eight months in military coup led by Marcos Perez Jimenez.

  • Democratic Action Party (AD) wins presidential election.

    Democratic Action Party (AD) wins presidential election.
    Admiral Wolfgang Larrazabal ousts Marcos Perez Jimenez; leftist Romulo Betancourt of the Democratic Action Party (AD) wins presidential election.

  • Venezuela benefits from oil boom

    Venezuela benefits from oil boom
    Venezuela benefits from oil boom and its currency peaks against the US dollar; oil and steel industries nationalised.

  • Carlos Andres Perez (AD) elected president

    Carlos Andres Perez (AD) elected president
    Carlos Andres Perez (AD) elected president amid economic depression

  • Colonel Hugo Chavez and supporters make two coup attempts.

    Colonel Hugo Chavez and supporters make two coup attempts.
    Colonel Hugo Chavez and supporters make two coup attempts. Some 120 people killed in suppression of coups, Col Chavez jailed for two years before being pardoned.