Wolfgang Larrazábal
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Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as President of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the 23 January 195
Larrazábal, c. 1958
Larrazábal (seated right) meeting with Vice President of the United States Richard Nixon in May 1958.
Larrazábal meeting with Fidel Castro in January 1959
1958 Venezuelan coup d'état
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The 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état took place on 23 January 1958, when the dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez was overthrown.
Wolfgang Larrazábal
…February 2003) was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as President of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the 23 January 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, stepping down later that year. Larrazábal was born on 5 March 1911 in Carúpano. He attended the Colegio Libertador in Maracaibo. Described by Time as…
La Vaca Sagrada, in which Marcos Pérez Jiménez fled to the Dominican Republic.