The Tense Birth of Venezuela’s Democratic Era
Betancourt’s civilian republic was born out of confrontation rather than consensus, and with the essential support of the Venezuelan armed forces
Tag: History
Venezuela’s '68
In a year of global turbulence, our then-young democracy responded to conflict and fear by allowing an unprecedented (and peaceful) political transition
Venezuela’s October Revolution Offers Lessons for The Opposition
Throughout history, our leaders fell into the trap of losing the composure that historical change required. Machado and Gonzalez Urrutia should look at the mistakes of Acción Democrática during the transition they attempted in 1945 with some tricky travel companions
Introduction to Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart
This historical essay on how race and ethnicity kept impacting society and economy from colonial times to the Chavista devastation launches today. We offer the first pages as a glimpse to Carlos Lizarralde’s powerful and provocative arguments
Carlos Lizarralde: “In Choosing to Forget Our History, the Past Had Come back to Haunt Us”
In his book Venezuela’s Collapse: The Long Story of How Things Fell Apart, Venezuelan author Carlos Lizarralde unearths the uncomfortable subject of race and ethnicity to explain how Chavismo destroyed the country
How Mario Vecchi Created The First Venezuelan Computer and Became a Star of STEM in America
Mario Vecchi is not only the most cited Venezuelan -and perhaps Latin American- scientist: he is also a star in STEM America and the creator of the first Venezuelan computer.
Venezuela’s Independence Wars Ended Exactly 200 Years Ago
On November 1823, the last Spanish force remaining in the former colony surrendered after resisting for more than two years at the Puerto Cabello castle. But this date is not celebrated officially. Why?
When Venezuela Spurred Peacemaking in Central America
Partially defeated by a hostile Reagan administration, the Contadora Group was a stepping stone to successful negotiations that followed. Now that intra-regional diplomacy might be back, we recollect a milestone where Venezuela played a leading role
A Digital Platform to Rescue Venezuela’s Lost Memory
A group of academics launched a digital platform to recover historical documents, and a first project on slavery archives
The Independence of Maracaibo
Zulianos celebrate a regional holiday that’s a complicated milestone: the region’s separation from Spain and union to the Republic of Colombia. The history of what happened explains why this is so tricky
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