El Barcelonazo
El Barcelonazo was a military uprising against the government of President Rómulo Betancourt in the Pedro María Freites barracks of the Venezuelan city of Barcelona, which occurred on 26 June 1961.
| El Barcelonazo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
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Over 30 dead Over 50 wounded Rebel leaders arrested | |||||||
The soldiers commandeered the Pedro María Freites Barracks and the Mariño Fusileros Battalion in the early morning hours without the support of other units.[1] However, this did not last. By 10 am, the main soldiers were arrested. The government regained control, and the movement was ended. Other movements rose up the same day at La Guaira and Ciudad Bolívar, but they failed, and their leaders were also arrested.
See also
References
- "El Barcelonazo: 56 años de la insurrección militar". 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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