El Barcelonazo
| El Barcelonazo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Venezuelan coups d'etat | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Government | Rebel units | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Rómulo Betancourt |
Luis Alberto Vivas Ramírez Rubén Massó Perdomo Tesalio Murillo | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Over 30 dead Over 50 wounded Rebel leaders arrested | |||||||
El Barcelonazo was an attempted coup d'état against President Rómulo Betancourt's government[1] that occurred in the Pedro María Freites Barracks in the city of Barcelona, Anzoategui State on 26 June 1961.
Background[edit]
The military conspiracy had been discovered a month before the uprising, and on 30 May, several of those involved had been arrested by the government.[2]
Details[edit]
The military took up arms at the Pedro María Freites Barracks and the Mariño Fusiliers Battalion at dawn, but they did not have the support of other parties.[3] The government regained control and defeated the uprising. By 10:00 in the morning, the main soldiers were arrested.[citation needed]
Results[edit]
The uprising left 30 people dead, more than 50 injured[1] and more than 100 arrested. Later, other movements arose in Ciudad Bolívar and La Guaira, the latter known as Guairazo, but they failed and their leaders were also arrested.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b «Insurrección de Barcelona | Fundación Empresas Polar». bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org. Consultado el 24 de agosto de 2022.
- ^ «Interioridades del "Barcelonazo" | Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Servicios de Caracas». camaradecaracas.com. Consultado el 19 de enero de 2023.
- ^ "56 años de la insurrección militar". El Barcelonazo. 26 June 2017.
- ^ Sánchez, Iván Darío Jiménez (1996). Los golpes de estado desde Castro hasta Caldera. Centralca. ISBN 978-980-07-3511-4. Consultado el 26 de noviembre de 2022.
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