1948 Venezuelan coup d'état
Coup d'état / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état took place on 24 November 1948, when Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Luis Felipe Llovera Páez overthrew the elected president, Rómulo Gallegos, who had been elected in the 1947 Venezuelan general election (generally believed to be the country's first honest election) and had taken office in February 1948. Chalbaud had been Gallegos' minister of defense.[1] Jiménez took command of the country as its dictator.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
1948 Venezuelan coup d'état | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Military on the roof of Venezuelan Congress during the coup d'état. | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Venezuela (Chalbaud) faction | Venezuelan government | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud Marcos Pérez Jiménez Luis Felipe Llovera Páez | Rómulo Gallegos |
Close
Democracy would not be restored until the 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état overthrew Jiménez.