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Venezuela

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The Country of a Thousand Landscapes
Rómulo Betancourt: Venezuela's First Democratic President
US Vice President Richard Nixon's Caracas motorcade attacked.
Betancourt Doctrine Shaping Foreign Policy Promoting Democracy and Human Rights
President Carlos Delgado Chalbaud Assassinated in Caracas
Rise of Oil Industry Transforms Venezuela
Venezuela's declaration of war on Nazi Germany.
Deadly Fire Engulfs Lagunillas Refinery - Hundreds Dead
Oil workers strike for improved working conditions
New President ends Gómez dictatorship
The Establishment of the Communist Party in Venezuela
Rebel Urbina seizes Fort Amsterdam in Curaçao, kidnaps governor Fruytier.
The Netherlands and Venezuela Reestablish Diplomatic Ties
Significant Oil Discovery in Lake Maracaibo
Attack on Dutch fleet by Venezuela's Vice-President Gómez.
Juan Vicente Gómez's military coup seizes power in Venezuela
Dutch Navy Captures Venezuelan Navy
USA suspends diplomatic relations with Venezuela
The Hague Tribunal delivers decisions on claims against Venezuela
Ultimatum: Britain and Germany demand payment from President Castro
Cipriano Castro assumes Venezuela's presidency
Treaty of Coche ends Federal War
The Battle of Coplé: A Defining Moment in Venezuelan History
Onset of Federal War between centralists and federalists
Birth of Cipriano Castro, Future Leader
Abolishment of slavery in Venezuela
Decisive War for Independence
Venezuela's Independence from Gran Colombia
Decree of War to the Death against Spaniards issued by Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar Leads Invasion of Mérida
Devastating 7.7 Richter Earthquake Strikes Caracas
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