El Barcelonazo | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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.
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]
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]
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]
El Barcelonazo | |||||||
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Part of the Venezuelan coups d'etat | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Government | Rebel units | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Rómulo Betancourt |
Luis Alberto Vivas Ramírez Rubén Massó Perdomo Tesalio Murillo | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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.
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]
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]
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]