Venezuela, 1958 — dissident coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a dissident conspiracy in Venezuela on 18 March 1958, during the fragile provisional junta of Admiral Wolfgang Larrazabal, which took power after dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez was overthrown on 23 January 1958. The transition was marked by recurring plots: officers who felt cheated by the outcome staged various insurrections, and at one point the Larrazabal government was in real danger of being toppled, though all these conspiracies were contained. No discrete named plot precisely on 18 March 1958 appears in accessible sources; the well-documented named coup attempts against the junta came slightly later, notably Defense Minister Jesus Maria Castro Leon's attempt in July 1958 and another in September 1958.
The relevant context is the recurrent military plotting against the Larrazabal junta during the 1958 democratic transition that led to the December 1958 elections and Romulo Betancourt's presidency.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
10103181958
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: The Larrazabal junta contained the plots and handed power to the elected Betancourt in early 1959.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
New York Times
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