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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1958, Jan. 23 | |
| A military junta, led by Adm. Wolfgang Larrazabal ousted Pres. Pérez Jiménez. The junta assumed power after army units defeated the secret police in Caracas. | 1 |
| May 13 | |
| During U.S. vice president Richard Nixon's goodwill tour of South America, mobs in Caracas stoned his car. Pres. Dwight Eisenhower demanded that Nixon's safety be ensured by Venezuela and ordered marines to Caribbean bases as a “precautionary measure.” | 2 |
| Dec. 7 | |
| Rómulo Betancourt (1908–81) of the Democratic Action Party was elected president. Betancourt promised gradual reform. He raised the tax rate on oil profits to 65 percent and initiated moderate agrarian and social reforms. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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