Raúl Leoni
One of the pillars of a political consolidation in Venezuela, the Pacto de Punto Fijo, was underestimated by Leoni, since in his opinion it reduced the "coherence and organization of the regime".Leoni made an attempt at reforming tax structure, but was restrained by a coalition of left and right that openly served the interests of oil companies.During Leoni's presidency the conflict with the leftist guerrilla movement Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) intensified.Along with 15 other members of the Cuban military went to Coro Sierra mountains to strengthen Douglas Bravo guerrillas who were fighting the government troops that ended in a major strategic loss at large human cost.On 11 March 1969, Leoni transferred power to Rafael Caldera, a member of the Christian Democratic Party COPEI and a signatory of the Pacto de Punto Fijo.
Raúl Leoni MunicipalitySpanish namesurnamePresident of VenezuelaRómulo BetancourtRafael CalderaSenate of VenezuelaLuis Beltrán Prieto FigueroaBolívar StateVenezuelaNew York CityNew YorkAcción DemocráticaGeneration of 1928El Trienio AdecoCorsicaCentral University of VenezuelaCaracasPresidency of Raúl LeoniCiudad BolívarPacto de Punto FijoUnión Republicana DemocráticaOrinocoArmed Forces for National LiberationRégis DebrayErnesto "Che" GuevaraCastroArnaldo OchoaLuben PetkoffDouglas Bravoinvasion of MachurucutoOrganization of American StatesCzech RepublicAndean Communitytrade blocBogotáColombiaEcuadorMuratoFirst Lady of VenezuelaCornell Medical CenterhemorrhagePresidents of VenezuelaPolitical prisoners in VenezuelaGonzalo BarriosNarvarteVargasCarreñoSoubletteJ. T. MonagasJ. G. MonagasJ. CastroFalcónBruzualVillegasJ. R. MonagasGuzmánLinaresValeraCrespoH. LópezAnduezaVillegas PulidoAndradeC. CastroGómezGil FortoulMárquezJ. PérezLópez ContrerasMedinaBetancourtGallegosDelgado ChalbaudSuárez FlamerichPérez JiménezLarrazábalSanabriaCalderaC. PérezHerreraLusinchiLepageVelásquezChávezCabelloMaduroGuaidóNational AssemblyVenezuelan presidential crisisPresidency1967 Caracas earthquakeMachurucuto raidGuri Dam1968 Venezuelan general electionGeneva Agreement1963 general election← Rómulo BetancourtRafael Caldera →SenatePieto FigueroaBarriosDávilaChamber of DeputiesArcayaUgarte PelayoÁlvarez PazObertoLauríaAveledoCaprilesAmelaichFloresRamos AllupBorgesBarbozaRodríguez