El Barcelonazo
1961 military uprising in Venezuela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 |
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