List of Presidents of Venezuela
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Image:Presidential Flag of Venezuela (army standard).jpg Template:Combi |Template:Venezolanos |Template:Politics of Venezuela |} The President of Venezuela (Spanish: Presidente de Venezuela) is the English political nomenclature that designates both the head of state and head of government of Venezuela. The powers allowed the Venezuelan presidency under the Constitution of Venezuela are currently unusually sweeping and broad, with the power to dismiss judges, legislate, and issue emergency declarations and decrees. The current presidential term is for six years with one possibility of immediate reelection, and with the constitutionally guaranteed recourse of holding a popular recall referendum anytime within the last three years of a presidential term.
The designation "President" encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following Venezuela's own declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which itself took effect on July 5, 1811. Due to the profound turmoil of the South American Wars of Independence and the reign of the republic of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this designation also effectively excludes heads of state or government in Gran Colombia; thus Simón Bolívar is not considered the first president of Venezuela. The list overall only focuses on heads of state governing Venezuela after Venezuela's separation and declaration of independence from Gran Colombia (in early 1830). The list includes interim caretaker as well as regular serving presidents.
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Comments on presidential ordering
The first numbering column reflects the uninterrupted time in office served by a single person. For example, Juan Crisóstomo Falcón served two consecutive terms and is counted in the first column as only fourteenth president (and not the fourteenth and fifteenth). Because of this numbering, the list below contains 61 distinct presidencies, but a fewer number of distinct individual presidents. Many of the men listed below became President on a provisional basis as they waited for the arrival of the elected or regular president, such as commonly occurs in the aftermath of a civil war, rebellion, or coup d'état. As a consequence, other Venezuelan presidential rosters may not choose to include the 61 terms below, citing the extreme brevity of certain terms, unusual circumstances that may have surrounded a president's ascendancy into office, and other factors. The most common listing criteria create a traditionally recognized list of 53 distinct presidential terms. This alternate listing system is displayed in the third column of the table below. The colors shaded about each president indicate the political party affiliation of each President (see key, below).
List of Presidents of Venezuela
| Key: | Movement for the Fifth Republic (Movimiento V República) | Independent | Military government | Democratic Action (Acción Democrática) | COPEI (COPEI — Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela) |
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Notes
- Template:Note Bustillos was appointed to the presidency in a provisional fashion after Juan Vicente Gómez, after himself being elected (by the National Assembly) as president. Gómez opted not to assume the presidency, instead choosing to continue in the role of directing the Venezuelan army.
- Template:Note On May 21 1993 Pérez resigned after being accused of corruption by the Attorney General. President of Congress Octavio Lepage was in charge of the government until Ramón J. Velásquez was elected by Congress on June 4, 1993.
- Template:Note On April 11 2002 senior military officers refused Chávez's orders to carry out Plan Avila. They instead arrested Chávez and forced him to resign. Pedro Carmona Estanga assumed the presidency. Following an uprising, aided by sectors of the military loyal to Chávez, the new government collapsed and Chávez was restored to power early on April 15 2002. Between the deposing of Carmona and the return of Chávez, Vice President Diosdado Cabello assumed the presidency.
See also
- Politics of Venezuela
- History of Venezuela
- Venezuelan presidential election, 2000
- lists of incumbents
- Politics
- (Politics Portal)
- (Venezuela Portal)
References
- Template:Es icon Nuestros Presidentes — Official government portal for presidential biographies.
- Template:Es icon Jefes de Estado de Venezuela
- Template:Es icon Cuadro de Presidentes Venezolanos
- Template:Es icon Presidentes y jefes de Gobierno
- Template:Es icon Comentarios sobre la Lista de Presidentes
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