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Publication Date

6-2-1967

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the course of civil-military relations in Venezuela from the death of Juan Vicente Gómez in 1935 to the presidential inauguration of Rómulo Betancourt in 1959. This is a facet of Venezuelan politics that has not yet received adequate attention from historians. Most scholarly investigations have centered about political parties and outstanding political personalities, whereas this treatise will concentrate on the military institution as it interacted with civilian forces in the political arena. Hopefully, it will be a contribution not only to our understanding of contemporary political developments in Venezuela in particular, but to the study of Latin American militarism in general.

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Edwin Lieuwen

Second Committee Member

Troy Smith Floyd

Third Committee Member

Illegible

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

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