Carlos Andrés Pérez
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Carlos Andrés Pérez 🇻🇪

Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez
President of Venezuela, Democratic Statesman, Reformer
Born Oct 27, 1922 🇻🇪 Rubio, Venezuela
Passed Away Dec 25, 2010 Miami, United States
Lifespan 88 years old
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"I prefer other deaths before resigning the trust the people placed in me."

Archival Overview

Two-time President of Venezuela (1974–1979 and 1989–1993) who nationalized the Venezuelan petroleum industry and survived two 1992 coup attempts led by Hugo Chávez.

Biographical Record

Carlos Andrés Pérez joined the social democratic Democratic Action party in his youth and served as Minister of the Interior in the 1960s. During his first presidential term (1974–1979), high oil prices fueled massive state spending and the nationalization of oil (creating PDVSA) and iron industries, earning Venezuela the moniker 'Gran Venezuela'.

Elected again in 1988, Pérez confronted economic crisis with IMF-backed austerity measures that sparked the 1989 Caracazo riots. In 1992, he survived two violent military coup attempts, including one launched by Lieutenant Colonel Hugo Chávez, before being impeached on corruption charges in 1993.

Key Life Milestones

1976

Nationalization of Venezuelan Oil

Enacted the landmark law nationalizing oil resources and establishing state energy company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).

1992

Defense of Constitutional Democracy

Successfully resisted two armed military uprisings, preserving Venezuela's constitutional continuity.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cementerio del Este
Caracas, Venezuela
GPS: 10.4578, -66.7922
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