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Carmona Decree
The Act Constituting the Government of Democratic Transition and National Unity ( es, Acta de Constitución del Gobierno de Transición Democrática y Unidad Nacional) – known colloquially as the "Carmona Decree" or ''El Carmonazo'' — was a document drawn up on 12 April 2002 the day following the Venezuelan coup attempt of 2002, which attempted to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. This Act established a transitional government, dissolving the National Assembly and the Supreme Court and also suspending the Attorney General, Comptroller General, governors and mayors elected during Chávez's administration.BBC news. (BBVenezuela investiga el "Carmonazo" Retrieved 13 June 2006. Clauses Within the Act, the basis for the formation of a transitional government is delineated, citing the Constitution of Venezuela. The Act principally cites Article 350 of the Constitution, which says the People of Venezuela shall disown any regime, legislation or authority that violates democratic ...
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Pedro Carmona
Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga (born 6 July 1941) is a former Venezuelan business leader who was briefly installed as acting president of Venezuela in place of Hugo Chávez, following the attempted military coup in April 2002.Venezuelan coup leader given asylum
- BBC News, 27 May 2002


April 2002

The early part of 2002 saw mass protests and a general strike by opponents of Hugo Chávez. On April 11, 2002, following clashes between both supporters and opponents of Chávez, Lucas Rincón, commander-in-chief of the , announ ...
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Pedro Carmona Estanga
Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga (born 6 July 1941) is a former Venezuelan business leader who was briefly installed as acting president of Venezuela in place of Hugo Chávez, following the attempted military coup in April 2002.Venezuelan coup leader given asylum
- BBC News, 27 May 2002


April 2002

The early part of 2002 saw mass protests and a general strike by opponents of Hugo Chávez. On April 11, 2002, following clashes between both supporters and opponents of Chávez, Lucas Rincón, commander-in-chief of the , announ ...
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History Of Venezuela
The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1522; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco. However, in the Andean region of western Venezuela, complex Andean civilization of the Timoto-Cuica people flourished before European contact. In 1811, it became one of the first Spanish-American colonies to declare independence, which was not securely established until 1821, when Venezuela was a department of the federal republic of Gran Colombia. It gained full independence as a separate country in 1830. During the 19th century, Venezuela suffered political turmoil and autocracy, remaining dominated by regional ''caudillos'' (military strongmen) until the mid-20th century. Since 1958, the country has had a series of democratic governments. Economic shocks in the 1980s and 1990s led to several political crises, including the deadly Caracazo riots of 1989, two attempted coups in 199 ...
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Jorge Olavarría
Jorge Olavarría (12 December 1933 – 18 April 2005) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, historian, and writer. He was editor of the magazine ''Resumen'' from 1973 to 1984. Collections of his writings for '' El Nacional'' and '' El Universal'' were published in 1999 and 1994, respectively. He was elected to the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies in the 1963 elections, and re-elected in the 1968 elections. He was a presidential candidate in the 1983 election and the 1988 election, for the party "OPINA" (Opinion), and was a member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly of Venezuela. He also served as Venezuela's ambassador to Britain (1969–70). '' El Mundo'', 20 April 2005Jorge Olavarría, uno de los 'adversarios' del presidente Chávez/ref>Norman Lockman, ''Spartanburg Herald-Journal'', 20 April 2005Deaths elsewhere: Jorge Olavarria/ref> As a historian and writer, his books covered subjects such as the 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état and the dictator Juan Vicente Gómez. He studied law ...
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Manuel Rosales
Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero (born December 12, 1952, in Santa Bárbara del Zulia) is a Venezuelan educator and politician, current governor of Zulia, States of Venezuela, Venezuela's most populated state. He was the most prominent opposition candidate in the 2006 Venezuelan presidential election, 2006 presidential election, losing to incumbent Hugo Chávez. He served as a congressman, mayor, and governor, but in April 2009, stepped down as Mayor of Maracaibo when he was charged with corruption in Venezuela and fled to Peru. Rosales denies the charges, and was granted political asylum in Peru. Political background Rosales began his political career as a youth leader of the political party, ''Democratic Action (Venezuela), Acción Democrática'' (AD), described by the BBC as "one of the two parties that dominated Venezuelan politics for most of the second half of the 20th Century". In 2000 he founded "his own centre-left party which he called Un Nuevo Tiempo" (A New Era); he d ...
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List Of Governors Of Zulia
This is a list of presidents and governors of the Venezuelan Zulia State. In some years the head of Zulia state was known as ''President'' or ''Civil and Military Chief'', in others ''Governor''. In 1881 Zulia was joined in a union with Falcón. Its autonomy was restored in 1890 with Maracaibo as its capital. Presidents * 1863-1868 Jorge Sutherland * 1868-1870 José María Hernández (Venezuela) * 1870-1874 Venancio Pulgar * 1880 José Victorino García Olavarría Governors Until 1989, governors were appointed by the President of Venezuela. Starting from that year they are elected in universal, direct and secret elections. List of elected governors See also * History of Venezuela * List of Governors of States of Venezuela * Politics of Venezuela * Zulia state References *Galería de Gobernadores del Estado Zuliaulia State Government website. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Governors of Zulia * Politicians from Zulia Governors Zulia Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zuli ...
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Súmate
''Súmate'' (Spanish for "Join Up") is a Venezuelan volunteer civil association founded in 2002 by María Corina Machado and Alejandro Plaz. ''Súmate'' describes itself as a vote-monitoring group; it has also been described as an election-monitoring group. Mission and values ''Súmate'' is a non-governmental organization (NGO) whose stated aim is to promote the free exercise of citizen's political rights, and the discussion of matters of public interest. The group's mission is to promote, defend, facilitate, and back the political rights accorded to citizens by the Constitution of Venezuela. ''Súmate's'' espoused values are: * The guarantee of civil and political freedom and rights * Impartial and independent citizen participation in democratic processes * Professional volunteerism with a high level of citizen participation * Organizational transparency and efficacy Other projects are the consolidation of a national network of volunteers; analysis of voter registration; plann ...
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María Corina Machado
María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967, Machado, María CorinaMi experiencia. Es ahora. María Corina. Accessed 25 April 2010. sometimes referred to as MCM) is a Venezuelan politician who served as an elected member of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2011 to 2014. She was a candidate for Venezuelan president in the 2012 Venezuelan presidential election, 2012 elections and has indicated that she would run again in 2019 if Venezuelan presidential crisis, disputed interim President Juan Guaidó were to call for elections. During the 2014 Venezuelan protests, Machado was one of the lead figures in organizing protests against the government of Nicolás Maduro. Machado was the founder and former leader of the Venezuelan volunteer civil organization ''Súmate'', alongside Alejandro Plaz. She was charged (together with other ''Súmate'' representatives) with conspiracy for funds Súmate received from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), triggering condemnatio ...
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El Nacional (Caracas)
''El Nacional'' is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its ''El Nacional'' newspaper and website. It, along with ''Últimas Noticias'' and '' El Universal,'' are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country. In 2010, it had an average of 83,000 papers distributed daily and 170,000 copies on weekends. Since the increase of censorship in Venezuela during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, ''El Nacional'' has been described as one of the last independent newspapers in Venezuela. ''El Nacional'' published its final print edition on 14 December 2018 (after having been cut to five print editions per week back in August), joining in the dozens of anti-government newspapers in the nation that have stopped printing due to paper and toner shortages. It became an exclusively online newspaper after the date. Contributors and owners ''El Nacional'' was founded in August 1943 in Car ...
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National Electoral Council (Venezuela)
The National Electoral Council ( es, Consejo Nacional Electoral) (CNE) is one of the five branches of government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela that was designed to be independent. It is the institution that has the responsibility of overseeing and guaranteeing the transparency of all elections and referendums in Venezuela at the local, regional, and national levels. The creation of the CNE was ratified in Venezuela's 1999 constitutional referendum. Following the election of Nicolás Maduro – Hugo Chávez's handpicked successor – into the presidency, the CNE has been described as being pro-Maduro. History The CNE was preceded by the Supreme Electoral Council, which was established under an electoral law on September 11, 1936. This entity was replaced by the CNE in 1997 with the passage of a new Organic Law of Suffrage and Participation. Organization The National Electoral Council (CNE) is composed of five persons; three of them nominated by civil society, one b ...
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Supreme Tribunal Of Justice (Venezuela)
The Supreme Justice Tribunal ( es, Tribunal Supremo de Justicia or TSJ) is the highest court of law in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and is the head of the judicial branch. As the independence of the Venezuelan judiciary under the regime of Nicolas Maduro is questioned, there have recently been many disputes as to whether this court is legitimate. The Supreme Tribunal may meet either in specialized chambers (of which there are six: constitutional, political/administrative, electoral, civil, criminal, and social) or in plenary session. Each chamber has five judges, except the constitutional, which has seven. Its main function is to control, according to the constitution and related laws, the constitutionality and legality of public acts. The Supreme Tribunal's 32 magistrates ''(magistrados)'' are appointed by the National Assembly and serve non-renewable 12-year terms. Appointments are made by a two-thirds majority, or a simple majority if efforts to appoint a judge fail ...
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