1908 Venezuelan coup d'état

1908 Venezuelan coup d'etat
	Part of the Venezuelan coups d'état
Date	19 December 1908
Location	Venezuela
Result	Successful coup Juan Vicente Gómez took over the presidency of Venezuela during the absence of Cipriano Castro
Commanders and leaders
Juan Vicente Gómez	Cipriano Castro

During the 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état General Juan Vicente Gómez took power on December 19 during the absence of President Cipriano Castro. He ruled as a dictator until his death in 1935, either directly by having himself elected by Congress directly or indirectly through civilian puppet governments that obeyed him.

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