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1958 Venezuelan coup d'état
Overthrow of Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état took place on 23 January 1958, when the dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez was overthrown.
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Wolfgang Larrazábal Silvestre Ortiz Bucarán Fabricio Ojeda Enrique Aristeguieta Gramcko Guillermo García Ponce |
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A transition government under first Adm. Wolfgang Larrazábal and then Edgar Sanabria was put in place until December 1958 elections saw Democratic Action candidate Rómulo Betancourt elected and take office on 13 February 1959.
One of Caracas' neighbourhoods, Barrio 23 de Enero (23 January neighbourhood), is named for the event.