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Dictatorship Of Juan Vicente Gómez
The dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez (also known as ''Gomecismo'' and self-named ''Rehabilitación'') refers to the presidency of Juan Vicente Gómez and his subsequent puppet governments in Venezuela. It began after Gómez, then vice president, betrayed and overthrew Cipriano Castro in a 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état, 1908 coup d'état, ending Dictatorship of Cipriano Castro, Castro's dictatorship. The regime lasted 27 years until Gómez's death in 1935, following his fourth reelection. Initially presenting itself as a government with Democracy in Venezuela, democratic tendencies, Gómez abandoned this facade when faced with the possibility of losing the 1914 elections. He fabricated claims of a foreign invasion led by Castro and launched a crackdown on political opponents, solidifying his authoritarian rule by 1913. The government was marked by severe repression. In Táchira alone, an estimated 20,000 people fled into exile. State security forces carried out widespread Torture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gómez 1930s
Gómez (frequently anglicization, anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish language, Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Old Galician version is Gomes, while the Catalan language, Catalan form is Gomis. The given name ''Gome'' is derived from the Visigoths, Visigothic word ''guma'', "man", with multiple Germanic cognates with the same meaning (Old English ''guma'', Middle English ''gome''/''gomo'', High Old German ''gomo'', Middle High German ''gome''), which are related to Latin ''homo'', "man".Duden, ''Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache'' , Band 7, Duden Verlag 1989. p. 96. ''Bräutigam''. __NOTOC__ People Notable people with the surname include: A–E * Papu Gómez, Alejandro "Papu" Gómez (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Amaranta Gómez Regalado (born 1977), Mexican anthropologist * Ana Sofía Gómez (born 1995), Guatemalan artistic gymnast * Andrés Gómez ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
