Venezuela

24 Aug 1499 - 27 Mar 1528 Claimed for Spain

27 Mar 1528 - 14 Jul 1811 Spainish colony, part of Santo Domingo

27 May 1717 - 11 May 1724 Subject to Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada

11 May 1724 - 20 Aug 1739 Subject to Santo Domingo

20 Aug 1739 - 08 Sep 1777 Subject to Viceroyalty of Nueva Granada

08 Sep 1777 - 14 Jul 1811 Captaincy-general of Venezuela

18 Feb 1797               Trinadad Annexed by Great Britain

14 Jul 1811 - 25 Jul 1812 Independence, United states of Venezuela

25 Jul 1812 - 07 May 1816 Re-conquest by Spain

17 Dec 1819 - 13 Jan 1830 Part of Greater Colombia

13 Jan 1830 - 03 May 1864 Republic of Venezuela

03 May 1864 - 19 Apr 1953 United States of Venezuela

19 Apr 1953 - 30 Dec 1999 Republic of Venezuela

30 Dec 1999 - 12 Apr 2002 Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

12 Apr      - 13 Apr 2002 Republic of Venezuela

13 Apr 2002 -             Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela



President of the Supreme Executive Power

28 Mar 1811 - 03 Apr 1812 José Cristóbal Hurtado de Mendoza y Montilla ........ 1772-1829

Liberator

08 Aug 1813 - 17 Dec 1819 Simón José de la Santísima Trinidad

                           Bolívar y Palacios ................................. 1783-1830

Indendents of the Venezuela department of Gran Colombia

1819 - 1824               Carlos Valentín Josédela Soledad Antonio del

                           Sacramento Soublette y Jerez de Aristeguieta ....... 1789-1870

1824 - 1826               Juan Manuel de Escalona Arguinzones ................. 1768-1833

1826 - 1828               José Cristóbal Hurtado de Mendoza y Montilla ........ 1772-1829

1828 - 1829               José Rafael Revenga ................................. 1786-1852

1829 - 1830               Pedro Briceño Méndez ................................ 1792-1835   

Presidents

13 Jan 1830 - 20 Jan 1835 José Antonio Páez Herrera (1st Time) ................ 1790-1873

20 Jan      - 09 Feb 1835 Andrés Narvarte Pimentel (1st Time) ................. 1781-1853

09 Feb      - 08 Jul 1835 José María de los Dolores Vargas Ponce .............. 1786-1854

                          (1st Time)

13 Jul      - 28 Jul 1835 Santiago Mariño Carige .............................. 1788-1864

28 Jul      - 20 Aug 1835 José María Carreño Blanco (1st Time) ................ 1792-1848

20 Aug 1835 - 24 Apr 1836 José María de los Dolores Vargas Ponce

                          (2nd Time)

24 Apr 1836 - 20 Jan 1837 Andrés Narvarte Pimentel (2nd Time)

20 Jan      - 11 Mar 1837 José María Carreño Blanco (2nd Time)

11 Mar 1837 - 01 Feb 1839 Carlos Valentín Josédela Soledad Antonio del

                           Sacramento Soublette y Jerez de Aristeguieta ....... s.a

                           (1st Time)

01 Feb 1839 - 20 Jan 1843 Santos Michelena y Rojas Queipo

28 Jan 1843 - 01 Mar 1847 Carlos Valentín José de la Soledad Antonio del

                           Sacramento Soublette y Jerez de Aristeguieta

                            (2nd Time)

01 Mar 1847 - 05 Feb 1851 José Tadeo Monagas Burgos (1st Time) ................ 1784-1868

05 Feb 1851 - 20 Jan 1855 José Gregorio Monagas Burgos ........................ 1795-1858

31 Jan 1855 - 18 Mar 1858 José Tadeo Monagas Burgos (2nd Time)

15 Mar      - 18 Mar 1858 Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón (1st Time) ........... 1813-1884

                          (President of the Provisional Government)

18 Mar 1858 - 02 Aug 1859 Julián Castro Contreras ............................. 1805-1875

                          (Supreme Chief of the Liberation Army)

29 Sep 1859 - 20 May 1861 Manuel Felipe de Tovar y de Tovar ................... 1803-1866

21 May      - 10 Sep 1861 Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón (2nd Time)

10 Sep 1861 - 17 Jun 1863 José Antonio Páez Herrera (2nd Time)

24 Jul 1863 - 18 Mar 1865 Juan Crisóstomo Falcón y Zavarce (1st Time) ......... 1820-1870

18 Mar      - 07 Jun 1865 Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (2nd Time)

                          (acting)

07 Jun 1865 - 27 Jun 1868 Juan Crisóstomo Falcón y Zavarce (2nd Time)

28 Jun 1868 - 08 Mar 1869 Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido (1st Time) ........... 1823-1907

                          (acting from 22 Feb 1869)

08 Mar 1869 - 20 Mar 1870 José Ruperto Saturnino Monagas Oriach ............... 1831-1880

20 Mar      - 11 Apr 1870 Juan Vicente González Delgado ....................... 1825-1902

11 Apr      - 27 Apr 1870 Esteban de Palacios y Vegas ......................... 1835-1876

27 Apr 1870 - 20 Feb 1877 Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (3rd Time)

21 Feb      - 02 Mar 1877 Jacinto Gutiérrez y Martínez de Aleman (1st Time) ... 1808-1884

02 Mar 1877 - 30 Nov 1878 Francisco de Paula Linares Alcantrara ............... 1825-1878

30 Nov      - 31 Dec 1878 Jacinto Gutiérrez y Martínez de Aleman (2nd Time)

01 Jan      - 13 Feb 1879 José Gregorio Valera Linares

                          (acting)

13 Feb      - 26 Feb 1879 José Gregorio Cedeno ................................ 1830-1891

                          (Supreme Chief, in rebellion from 29 Dec 1878)

26 Feb      - 08 May 1879 Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (2nd Time)

08 May      - 12 May 1879 José Rafael Pacheco Rodríguez ....................... 1829-1884

                          (acting)

12 May 1879 - 27 Apr 1884 Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (3rd Time)

27 Apr 1884 - 27 Apr 1886 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres ........... 1841-1886

                          (1st Time)

27 Apr      - 15 Sep 1886 Manuel Antonio Díez y López de Umérez ............... 1838-1916

                          (acting)

15 Sep 1886 - 05 Jul 1888 Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco (4th Time)

05 Jul 1888 - 19 Mar 1890 Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl ............................... 1826-1905

19 Mar 1890 - 17 Jun 1892 Raimundo Andueza Palacio ............................ 1846-1900

17 Jun      - 07 Oct 1892 Guillermo Tell Villeges Pulido

                          (2nd Time, acting)

07 Oct 1892 - 28 Feb 1894 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (2nd Time)

28 Feb      - 14 Mar 1894 Manuel Guzmán Álvarez (1st Time) .................... 1830-1912

14 Mar 1894 - 20 Feb 1898 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (3rd Time)

20 Feb      - 28 Feb 1898 Manuel Guzmán Álvarez (2nd Time)

28 Feb 1898 - 20 Oct 1899 Ignacio Andrade Troconis ............................ 1839-1925

20 Oct      - 23 Oct 1899 Víctor Rodríguez Párraga ............................ 1836-1918 Mil

23 Oct 1899 - 11 Aug 1909 Cipriano Castro Ruiz ................................ 1858-1924 Mil

11 Aug 1909 - 19 Apr 1910 Juan Vicente Gómez Chacó (1st Time) ................. 1857-1935 Mil

19 Apr      - 29 Apr 1910 Emilio Constantino Guerrero Guerrero ................ 1866-1920

                          (acting)

29 Apr      - 03 Jun 1910 Jesús Ramón Ayala Anzola ............................ 1842-1920 Mil

                          (acting)

03 Jun 1910 - 19 Apr 1914 Juan Vicente Gómez Chacó (2nd Time)

19 Apr 1914 - 24 Jun 1922 Victorino Márquez Bustillos ......................... 1858-1941

24 Jun 1922 - 19 Apr 1929 Juan Vicente Gómez Chacó (3rd Time)

19 Apr 1929 - 13 Jun 1931 Juan Bautista Pérez de Velasco Pérez ................ 1869-1952

13 Jun      - 13 Jul 1931 Pedro Itriago Chacín ................................ 1875-1936

                          (acting)

13 Jul 1931 - 17 Dec 1935 Juan Vicente Gómez Chacó (4th Time)

17 Dec 1935 - 05 May 1941 José Eleazar López Contreras ........................ 1883-1973 Mil

05 May 1941 - 19 Oct 1945 Isaías Medina Angarita .............................. 1897-1953

19 Oct 1945 - 15 Feb 1948 Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello ..................... 1908-1981

15 Feb      - 24 Nov 1948 Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire ...... 1884-1969

24 Nov 1948 - 02 Dec 1952 Military Junta

                        - Carlos Román Delgado Chalbaud (to 13 Nov 1950) ...... 1909-1950

                        - Germán Suárez Flamerich ............................. 1907-1990 Mil

                        - Luis Felipe Llovera Páez Jiménez .................... 1913-1977 Mil

02 Dec 1952 - 23 Jan 1958 Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez .................... 1914-2001

23 Jan      - 14 Nov 1958 Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto .................. 1911-2003

                          (Chairman of the Junta)

14 Nov 1958 - 13 Feb 1959 Edgar Sanabria Arcia ................................ 1911-1989

                          (Chairman of the Junta)

13 Feb 1959 - 11 Mar 1964 Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello ..................... s.a

11 Mar 1964 - 11 Mar 1969 Raúl Leoni Otero .................................... 1905-1972

11 Mar 1969 - 12 Mar 1974 Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (1st Time) ......... 1916-2009

12 Mar 1974 - 12 Mar 1979 Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (1st Time) ............ 1922-2010 CD

12 Mar 1979 - 02 Feb 1984 Luis Antonio Herrera Campins ........................ 1925-2007

02 Feb 1984 - 02 Feb 1989 Jaime Ramón Lusinchi ................................ 1924-2014 AD

01 Feb 1989 - 31 Aug 1993 Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (2nd Time)

21 May      - 31 Aug 1993 Octavio Lepage Barreto .............................. 1923-2017 AD

                          (acting for Pérez)

31 Aug 1993 - 02 Feb 1994 Ramón José Velásquez Mujica ......................... 1916-2014

02 Feb 1994 - 02 Feb 1999 Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (2nd Time)

02 Feb 1999 - 11 Apr 2002 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (1st Time) ................. 1954-2013 MVR

11 Apr      - 13 Apr 2002 Efrain Vasquez Valesco

                          (Chairmen of the military commission)

12 Apr      - 13 Apr 2002 Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga ..................... 1941-

                          (President of the transitional government)

13 Apr      - 14 Apr 2002 Diosdado Cabello Rondón ............................. 1963-     MVR

                          (acting for Chávez)

14 Apr 2002 - 05 Mar 2013 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías* (2nd Time)

10 Dec 2012 -             Nicolás Maduro Moros ................................ 1962-     PSUV

                          (acting [for Chávez to 05 Mar 2013])

23 Jan 2019 - 05 Jan 2023 Juan Gerardo Antonio Guaidó Márquez ................. 1983-     VP

                          (in opposition to Maduro)

05 Jan 2023 -             Dinorah Figuera ..................................... 1961-     PJ

                          (in opposition to Maduro)



Executive Vice-presidents

24 Jan      - 28 Dec 2000 Julían Isaías Rodríguez Daíz ........................ 1942-     MVR

28 Dec 2000 - 13 Jan 2002 Adina Mercedes Bastidas Castillo .................... 1943-     MVR

13 Jan      - 11 Apr 2002 Diosdado Cabello Rondón ............................. 1963-     MVR

05 May 2002 - 08 Jan 2007 José Vicente Rangel Vale ............................ 1929-2020 MVR

08 Jan 2007 - 06 Jan 2008 Dr. Jorge Rodríguez Gómez ........................... 1965-     MVR

06 Jan 2008 - 25 Jan 2010 Ramón Alonso Carrizales Rengifo ..................... 1952-     PSUV

26 Jan 2010 - 13 Oct 2012 Elías José Jaua Milano .............................. 1969-     PSUV

13 Oct 2012 - 05 Mar 2013 Nicolás Maduro Moros ................................ s.a

08 Mar 2013 - 06 Jan 2016 Jorge Arreaza Monserrat ............................. 1973-     PSUV

06 Jan 2016 - 04 Jan 2017 Aristóbulo Istúriz Almeida .......................... 1946-2021 PSUV

04 Jan 2017 - 14 Jun 2018 Tareck Zaiden El Aissami Maddah ..................... 1974-     PSUV

14 Jun 2018 -             Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez ........................ 1969-     PSUV





Note: Some sources state Hugo Chaves actually died on 28 Dec 2012.