The Directory of National Security (, abbreviated as DSN) was the

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Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

from 1938 until is disestablishment in 1958.

History

The Directory of National Security was established in 1938 in

. The Seguridad Nacional was active during the presidencies of

Eleazar López Contreras José Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883 – 2 January 1973) was the president of Venezuela between 1935 and 1941. He was an army general and one of Juan Vicente Gómez's collaborators, serving as his War Minister from 1931. In 1939, Contr ...

Isaías Medina Angarita Isaías Medina Angarita (6 July 1897 – 15 September 1953) was a Venezuelan military and politician who served as President of Venezuela from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. He followed the path of his predecessor Eleazar López Contre ...

Rómulo Betancourt Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was a Venezuelan politician who served as the president of Venezuela, from and again from Second presidency of Rómulo ...

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected President of Venezuela, president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from ...

Carlos Delgado Chalbaud Carlos Román Delgado Gómez (20 January 1909 – 13 November 1950) was a Venezuelan military officer who served as president of Venezuela from 1948 to 1950 as leader of a Military dictatorship, military junta. In 1945, he was one of the high- ...

Germán Suárez Flamerich Germán Suárez Flamerich (10 April 1907 – 24 June 1990) was the president of Venezuela from 1950 to 1952. Flamerich was a lawyer, college professor, diplomat, and politician. He was president of the Government Junta from 1950 to 1952, after th ...

, and most notably,

Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military officer and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 1950 to 1952 and as president from 1952 t ...

. The purpose of the Seguridad Nacional was to investigate, arrest,

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, or

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political opponents to the Venezuelan government. From 1951 until 1953, the Seguridad Nacional operated a prison camp on , a

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. The Seguridad Nacional was abolished following the overthrow of Pérez Jiménez on 23 January 1958. Outraged citizens raided the DSN headquarters after Pérez Jiménez's removal, with some mobs killing DSN members throughout Venezuela and releasing prisoners from their custody.

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Laws of the Directory of National Security – 1938
Defunct law enforcement agencies of Venezuela Government agencies established in 1938 1938 establishments in Venezuela Government agencies disestablished in 1958 1958 disestablishments in Venezuela Secret police

History

See also

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