''El Mundo'' is a

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n evening newspaper. It was launched on 3 February 1958 in

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, shortly after the end of the dictatorship of

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on 23 January 1958. It was founded by Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala, who had launched ''

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'' in 1941. Its first director was journalist and future President

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. For most of its existence ''El Mundo'' was the only Venezuelan evening newspaper; a rival, ''April'', was launched by Bloque DeArmas in 1997 but closed in 2003. Another rival, ''

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'', was launched by

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in 2000 after Petkoff had for a time been director of ''El Mundo''. On 20 February 2009, it ceased publication in printed form, with a planned relaunch as a digital-only publication scheduled for 27 April 2009.''El Mundo'' website
, accessed 28 February 2009

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