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1498 - 1499
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Christopher Columbus visits Venezuela. Venezuela becomes a country.
1509 - 1520
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The Spanish settled in Nueva Granada (modern Columbia, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela).
1811
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Act of independence signed
1811
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Venezuela becomes first South American country to confirm independence with Spain.
1812
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Earthquake that destroys 90% of Caracas. About 20,000 died.
1830 - 1835
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José Antonio Páez
1859
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The Federal War began in Venezuela.
1908 - 1935
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Venezuela becomes world's largest exporter of oil.
1961
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A constitution was passed with 252 articles.
1996
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The International Monetary Fund signed a $1.4 billion loan to Venezuela.
1996
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President Perez imprisoned after being found guilty of stealing money from government.
1997
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The US and Venezuela signed agreement to allow government of both countries to board boats of each others boat's if suspected of carrying drugs.
1998
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Inter-American Development bank approved $400 million loan to help Venezuela adopt economic reforms
1999
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The economic crises threw about 600,000 people left with no job and led to major increase in crime.
2013
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Hugo Chávez a Venezuelan politician dies of cancer.
3013
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Chavez successor, Nicolas Maduro is elected new president after Hugo Chávez death.