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Juan Vicente Gómez

1857 - 1935

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Juan Vicente Gómez Chacón (24 July 1857 – 17 December 1935) was a Venezuelan military general, politician and de facto ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He only officially served as president on three occasions during this time, ruling as an unelected military strongman behind puppet governments in between. Important public works were carried out during his dictatorship. He founded the country's first airline, Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela and the Venezuelan Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Vicente Gómez is the 7,346th most popular politician (up from 7,350th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Venezuela and the 10th most popular Venezuelan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Vicente Gómez ranks 7,346 out of 19,576. Before him are Sinan Pasha, Alexandros Panagoulis, Shō Tai, Basil of Trebizond, Giorgi Saakadze, and Liuva II. After him are Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Giovanni Mocenigo, Borrell II, Count of Barcelona, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Crocodile, and Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Juan Vicente Gómez ranks 54. Before him are Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Theodor Escherich, Theodor Kittelsen, Cyril Genik, Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden, and Le Pétomane. After him are Jacques de Morgan, Luigi Illica, Ayub Khan, Émile Coué, Hermann Sudermann, and Alfred Loisy. Among people deceased in 1935, Juan Vicente Gómez ranks 56. Before him are Ma Barker, Abraham Isaac Kook, Valerian Kuybyshev, Meletius IV of Constantinople, Jean Béraud, and William Kennedy Dickson. After him are Edward Carson, Bernhard Schmidt, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Pavlos Kountouriotis, Aleksandër Moisiu, and Otto Schott.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Juan Vicente Gómez ranks 16 out of 183. Before him are Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), José Antonio Páez (1790), and Juan José Flores (1800). After him are Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Rómulo Gallegos (1884), Andrés Bello (1781), Arturo Sosa (1948), José Antonio Abreu (1939), and Ramón José Velásquez (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Venezuela

Among politicians born in Venezuela, Juan Vicente Gómez ranks 10. Before him are Antonio José de Sucre (1795), Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), and José Antonio Páez (1790). After him are Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Andrés Bello (1781), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Rafael Urdaneta (1788), Cipriano Castro (1858), and Jaime Lusinchi (1924).

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