What the records say
- When
- 19 Dec 1908
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 10.51° N, 66.91° W
- Description
- bloodless coup d'état in Venezuela
1908 Venezuelan coup d'état
Bloodless coup d'état in Venezuela
During the 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état, General Juan Vicente Gómez took power on 19 December during the absence of President Cipriano Castro. He ruled as a dictator until his death in 1935, either directly by having himself elected by Congress or indirectly through civilian puppet governments that obeyed him.
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