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| Affiliation | Military |
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| Name | Pedro Carmona |
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| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 06, 1941
(83 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Sesel
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| Info | Pedro Carmona Estanga (born 1941 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela) was the interim de facto President of Venezuela, from April 12 to April 13, 2002, during the brief ouster of President Hugo Chávez.
During violent clashes between pro- and anti-Chávez supporters on April 11, 2002, Lucas Rincón Romero, commander-in-chief of the Venezuelan armed forces, announced in a broadcast to a nationwide audience that Chávez had tendered his resignation from the presidency. While Chávez was brought to a military base and held there, military leaders appointed Carmona as the transitional President of Venezuela, following popular protests and support from elements of the Venezuelan military, press, business community, and political parties.
In the face of public protests and under pressure from some quarters of the military, Carmona was removed by civil authorities and Chávez was restored to office. During Carmona's 36-hour government, military officers continued to hold Chávez against his will and attempted to force his exile. Additionally, security forces conducted raids without warrants and took some Chávez supporters into custody illegally, including National Assembly deputy Tarek William Saab, a member of the Chavez-aligned MVR, who was taken into protective custody by security forces after a large crowd had gathered around his home, threatening him and his family. He was held incommunicado for several hours.
Prior to the overthrow and his subsequent exile, Carmona was president of Fedecámaras (the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Industry and Commerce), Venezuela's largest business-owners association.
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