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Castro, Cipriano
Born: 1858 AD
Died: 1924 AD, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: Venezuelan
Categories: General, Politician
Died: 1924 AD, at 66 years of age.
Nationality: Venezuelan
Categories: General, Politician
1858 - He was born on the 14th of October in Capacho, Táchira, Venezuela.
1892 - He entered politics and became the governor of his province of Táchira but was exiled to Colombia when the government in Caracas was overthrown.
1899 - He lived in Colombia for seven years, amassing a fortune in illegal cattle trading and recruiting a private army, with which he successfully attacked Caracas.
1902 - He refused to make payments on foreign debts, British, German, and Italian ships set up a blockade to force payment.
1908 - He left for Paris to seek medical aid, leaving the government in the hands of his lieutenant Gómez, the man who was instrumental in his victory of 1899.
1924 - He died on the 4th of December in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1892 - He entered politics and became the governor of his province of Táchira but was exiled to Colombia when the government in Caracas was overthrown.
1899 - He lived in Colombia for seven years, amassing a fortune in illegal cattle trading and recruiting a private army, with which he successfully attacked Caracas.
1902 - He refused to make payments on foreign debts, British, German, and Italian ships set up a blockade to force payment.
1908 - He left for Paris to seek medical aid, leaving the government in the hands of his lieutenant Gómez, the man who was instrumental in his victory of 1899.
1924 - He died on the 4th of December in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Gunboats, Corruption, and Claims: Foreign Intervention in Venezuela, 1899-1908 (Contributions in Latin American Studies) by Brian S. McBeth (Hardcover - Apr 30, 2001) The Cipriano Castro administration, which ruled Venezuela from 1899 to 1908, was characterized by a series of internal and external political crises which seemed capable of toppling it at any moment.... |
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Castro: Epistolario presidencial, 1899-1908 by Cipriano Castro (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1974) |
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Message: To National Congress by Cipriano Castro (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 2008) |
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