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History of Venezuela

Venezuela has had many important events take place. Many ancient artifacts have been found in Venezuela. Venezuela was first a Spanish colony in 1522. Then on July 5,1811 Venezuela declared independence. In 1812 a devastating earthquake hit Caracas, Venezuela. From 1859-1863 the Federal war took hundreds of thousands of lives. Venezuela tried to get Guyana from Great Britain in 1895. Pérez Jiménez was forced out of office January 23, 1958. Hugo Chávez is Venezuela's current president. Venezuela has a strong future ahead of them.

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