![]() Although he was not the first president of Venezuela (having in mind Cristóbal Mendoza in 1811), he was the first head of state of independent Venezuela, after the dissolution of Gran Colombia.ġ851-1858, 1859-1861, 1868-1869, 1870-1887, 1888-1890, 1892, 1898-1899 In 1830, José Antonio Páez declared Venezuela independent from Gran Colombia and became president, taking office on January 13, 1830. The Congress of Angostura appointed Simón Bolívar "Supreme Commander of the Republic of Venezuela" (Jefe Supremo de la República de Venezuela) from 1819 until 1830. For this period in time, historians refer to the Republic of Venezuela as the Second Republic of Venezuela (1813–1814) and the Third Republic of Venezuela (1817–1819) as Simon Bolivar twice reestablished the republic. ![]() Owing to the profound confusion of the Venezuelan War of Independence and the period of Gran Colombia over what is now Venezuela, this page has gaps between 18. A second triumvirate followed on April 3, 1812, whose members were Francisco Espejo, Fernando Rodríguez del Toro and Francisco Javier Ustariz. Mendoza shared the triumvirate with Juan Escalona and Baltasar Padrón. The person serving as president during the week of July 5 was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence: Cristóbal Mendoza. The first president, taking office on July 5, 1811, was actually the president of a triumvirate of the first established Republic of Venezuela that rotated the presidency weekly. The presidential designation encompasses only those persons who were sworn into office as President of Venezuela following Venezuela's declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule, which took effect on July 5, 1811. The office remained disputed until December 2022 when opposition parties voted to dissolve the Guaidó government effective as of 5 January 2023. Guaido, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, took the oath of office as interim president on January 23, 2019, citing Article 233 of the Constitution of Venezuela to "cease the usurpation, hold a transitional government, and call for new elections". Maduro was accused of authoritarian rule and fraud in the elections that were held on May 20, 2018. Maduro was elected to his first term in 2013 but received backlash from opposing Venezuelans and some members of the international community especially the United States. The current presidency has been disputed between Juan Guaido and Nicolás Maduro since January 10, 2019, in the ongoing Venezuelan presidential crisis. Hugo Chávez served the longest uninterrupted period in office with 11 consecutive years, from his restoration to power in April 2002 until his death in March 2013. Romulo Betancourt served from 1959 until 1964. Juan Vicente Gómez has served during the longest (although interrupted by interim presidencies), with over 27 years. Antonio Guzmán Blanco served during the most terms, with three. José Antonio Páez, the first president, was inaugurated in 1830. There have been 46 people sworn into office, and 64 presidencies, as several politicians (most prominently between 18) have held the office more than once. This list includes only those persons who were sworn into office as president following the establishment of the independent State of Venezuela, which took place on January 13, 1830. The president must be at least 30 years of age, and has to be a "natural born" citizen of Venezuela, and cannot possess any other citizenship. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of an incumbent president, the vice president assumes the office. Since the 2009 constitutional referendum, any person can be elected to the office an indefinite number of times. The president is directly elected through a popular vote to a six-year term. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. As chief of the executive branch and face of the government as a whole, the presidency is the highest political office in the country by influence and recognition. ![]() ![]() Under the Venezuelan Constitution, the president of Venezuela is the head of state and head of government of Venezuela.
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