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''El Barcelonazo'' was a military uprising against the government of President
Rómulo Betancourt Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was the president of Venezuela, serving from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Acción De ...
in the Pedro María Freites barracks of the
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city of
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, which occurred on 26 June 1961. The soldiers commandeered the Pedro María Freites Barracks and the Mariño Fusileros Battalion in the early morning hours without the support of other units. 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 La Guaira () is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port. It was founded in 1577 as an outlet for Caracas, to the southeast. The town and the port were badly damaged during ...
and
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, but they failed, and their leaders were also arrested.


See also

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El Carupanazo ''El Carupanazo'' was a short-lived military rebellion against the government of Rómulo Betancourt, in which rebel military officers commanding the Third Marine Infantry Battalion and the 77th National Guard Detachment took over the city of Ca ...
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El Porteñazo El Porteñazo (2 June 1962 – 6 June 1962) was a short-lived communist military rebellion against the government of Rómulo Betancourt in Venezuela, in which rebels attempted to take over the city of Puerto Cabello ( from the capital). The rebel ...


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