The president of Venezuela, officially known as the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is the executive head of state and head of government of Venezuela. The president leads the Natio
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Cristóbal Mendoza, first President of Venezuela. Painting by Martín Tovar y Tovar.
The politics of Venezuela are conducted under what is nominally a federal presidential republic, but is in practice an authoritarian dictatorial government. Prior to the early 1990s, Venezuela was con