The Final Battles of Political Power

In 1830 Venezuela succeeded from gran Colombia giving them their own country along with their own president and war hero, Antonio Páez.(1)  Unfortunately in 1908 General Juan Gómez took control of the country for 28 years(1); ruling with military force, terror, and fear.  The Venezuelan people with help from Rómulo Gellegos threw Juan Gómez out of power. Gellegos was a popular novelist and Democratic Politian who governed from 1935-1948(1).  However then Marcos Pérez Jiménez was elected into office in 1950 he was opposed to the Democratic party and ruled very much like a dictator(1), although he did help finance with building of roads and houses.(1)  At the end of Marcos’s rule, in 1958, Rómulo Betancourt brought a permanent democracy to Venezuela.(1)