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THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA History of Venezuela Venezuela was inhabited by several indigenous groups . These included the Arawak , Caracas , and the Cumanagotos Columbus discovered Venezuela in 1498 The Spanish explored and conquered the islands and coastal regions They gave the name Venezuela ' to the area because it remind them of Venice , Italy

History (Continued The capital , Caracas , was established in 1527 Spain controlled Venezuela for almost 300 years Venezuela declared independence in 1811 A ten year struggle then ensued Simon Bolivar and his army were victorious at the

Battle of Carbobo A new republic , Gran Columbia was formed This new republic consisted of Venezuela , Ecuador , and Columbia Venezuela became an independent country when the republic dissolve in 1830

Mountain Top THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA History of Venezuela Venezuela was inhabited by several indigenous groups . These included the Arawak , Caracas , and the Cumanagotos Columbus discovered Venezuela in 1498 The Spanish explored and conquered the islands and coastal regions They gave the name Venezuela ' to the area because it remind them of Venice , Italy

History (Continued The capital , Caracas , was established in 1527 Spain controlled Venezuela for almost 300 years Venezuela declared independence in 1811 A ten year struggle then ensued Simon Bolivar and his army were victorious at the Battle of Carbobo A new republic , Gran Columbia was formed This new republic consisted of Venezuela , Ecuador , and Columbia Venezuela became an independent country when the republic dissolve in 1830

THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA History of Venezuela Venezuela was inhabited by several indigenous groups . These included the Arawak , Caracas , and the Cumanagotos Columbus discovered Venezuela in 1498 The Spanish explored and conquered the islands and coastal regions They gave the name Venezuela ' to the area because it remind them of Venice , Italy

History (Continued The capital , Caracas , was established in 1527 Spain controlled Venezuela for almost 300 years Venezuela declared independence in 1811 A ten year struggle then ensued Simon Bolivar and his army were victorious at the Battle of Carbobo History (Continued

A new republic , Gran Columbia was formed This new republic consisted of Venezuela , Ecuador and Columbia Venezuela became an independent country when the republic dissolve in 1830 History (Continued During the later part of the 19th Century and the first half of the 20th , Venezuela suffered through periods of coups and instability Romulo Betancourt was freely elected president and took office in 1958 Democratic election have taken place ever since History (Continues Venezuela was on of the wealthiest of the South American Countries It has large oil reserves Carlos Andres Perez was elected president in 1989 His economic austerity plans failed , he was impeached and imprisoned in 1993 History (Continued After Perez was impeached , the standard of living contiued to decline Hugo Chavez Frias was elected President in 1998 , on a platform of complete government reform He dissolved the Parliament replacing it with a National Assembly He is a political friend of Fidel Castro Venezuela BREAKING NEWS On April 12th , Hugo Chavez was forced to resign...