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Marcos Pérez Jiménez

1914 - 2001

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Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military officer and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 1950 to 1952 and as president from 1952 to 1958. He took part in the 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état, becoming part of the ruling junta. He ran in the 1952 election. However, the junta cancelled the election when early results indicated that the opposition was ahead and declared Jiménez provisional president. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcos Pérez Jiménez is the 7,385th most popular politician (down from 7,138th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 15th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Venezuelan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ranks 7,385 out of 19,576. Before him are Son Sen, Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, Gero, Balaji Baji Rao, Princess Elisabeth of Savoy, and Tokugawa Ienobu. After him are Yong Ji, Jonas Basanavičius, Galeazzo II Visconti, Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, Ueli Maurer, and Horwennefer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ranks 100. Before him are Edward T. Hall, Ferenc Fricsay, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, Jean Tatlock, Peter Townsend, and Birabongse Bhanudej. After him are Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Thomas Watson Jr., Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Martin Ritt, and Nicanor Parra. Among people deceased in 2001, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ranks 76. Before him are Luis Carniglia, Francisco Varela, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Marvin Harris, Vittorio Brambilla, and Henry Lee Lucas. After him are Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Perry Como, Nikos Sampson, Renato Carosone, and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ranks 17 out of 183. Before him are Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), José Antonio Páez (1790), Juan José Flores (1800), and Juan Vicente Gómez (1857). After him are Rómulo Gallegos (1884), Andrés Bello (1781), Arturo Sosa (1948), José Antonio Abreu (1939), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), and Teresa Carreño (1853).

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Among POLITICIANS In Venezuela

Among politicians born in Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ranks 11. Before him are Carolina Herrera (1939), Rafael Caldera (1916), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), José Antonio Páez (1790), and Juan Vicente Gómez (1857). After him are Andrés Bello (1781), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Rafael Urdaneta (1788), Cipriano Castro (1858), Jaime Lusinchi (1924), and Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829).

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