In 1958, arguably the beginning of democracy in Venezuela (although in 1945 he was the model made). To strengthen and reinforce it, the democratic parties decided to create a contract (or compact) state to establish democracy as a fundamental column of support in the country.
At that time signed only three democratic parties had Venezuela (AD, COPEI and URD). The only party not signing was the PCV.
The reasons are obvious. How is it possible to create a state contractor whose base is democracy with a party that follows the lines of the Bolshevik Stalin and bearded on the island?
simply unacceptable and absurd. Although the Communists themselves were victims of having been excluded, more resentment than anything else. Rómulo Betancourt in his inaugural speech very democratic states:
"That pact was excluded the Communist Party, by reasoned decision of the organizations that signed it. (...) Respect the right of that party to act as a community organized in the country, his members would not be called by me to perform administrative positions in which an influence on the directions of national and international politics of Venezuela. (...) The communist philosophy goes against the democratic structure of the Venezuelan State (...) "
Thus begins the game of democracy in Venezuela. Divisions of these parties began to produce other products such as the MIR, the ARS, the MEP, the NRP, the MAS and the PCV camouflaged under the UPA party etc. These were the parties that fought the guerrillas, say the "hot heads". The justification of these is the exclusion of fixed-point agreement and of course, the alleged attacks by Betancourt for telling the truth. Ie express the fact dissatisfaction with these puppets operated by the USSR and its satellite closest: "Cuba." But beyond this is resentment because at one time supported Betancourt, thinking that would establish a Communist dictatorship and instead it went from communist to social democrat, something that never forgave him, but democratic belief that we thank him for be the father of it.
The guerrillas in Venezuela was a lost cause. After the insurrection in Carúpano (Carupanazo), 4 May 1962 and Puerto Cabello (Porteñazo), one month after its slopes were, until total peace with Caldera I. However, there was damage, peace was expensive. In addition to the infiltration of communists in the armed forces, whose primary responsibility is the former guerrilla Douglas Bravo. Breaking myths
bipartisanship does not begin in 1958, as certain sectors indicate. Actually the "Soursop" is from 1973 to 1988 (80% AD and COPEI). Taking account is fifteen years, not forty.
For just one example, during the government of Raul Leoni, establishing the "Broad Base" with the parties of AD, URD and NDF (Uslar Pietri) versus COPEI was the opposition. In this way the power was fairly balanced.
When Rafael Caldera took power for the first time was unprecedented in Venezuela. For the first time the government gives the opposition democratic government. That's something never seen before. That breaks that "Government does not lose elections." Although in this case AD actually had won again, but thanks to its MEP division of votes shall be distributed in 19.34% (MEP) and 28.24% (AD), compared with 29.13% of COPEI pyrrhic . If there had been no such division AD probably would have won with a crushing 47%. At this time, the guerrillas were pacified and virtually disappear as we enter the political game democratic.
end armed forces to institutionalize and become a non-political entity that exists to support all governments to come provided they meet the democratic pact. Therefore Article 132 of the constitution provided:
"National Armed Forces are an apolitical, obedient and not deliberating, organized by the State to secure the national defense, the stability of democratic institutions and respect for the constitution and laws, whose occurrence is always above any obligation. National Armed Forces will be at the service of the Republic, and in no case to a person or political partisanship "An interesting fact I Caldera government is that there was still a small part of the population wanted the return of Pérez Jiménez to power. When democracy is aware of the potential threat that could looming, intelligently is a constitutional amendment that says: "No person may be elected President, Senator or Representative, or Judge of the Supreme Court, who have been convicted by a final decision, rendered by ordinary courts or prison sentence of imprisonment exceeding three years, for crimes committed in the performance of public functions or during these "The unfortunate thing is that in the second Caldera administration, be given an amnesty to Chavez just before the court give a final decision.
With the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez began the era of bipartisanship, the
patronage, corruption and cronyism, but also the economic boom, which was not known to use. Taking advantage of oil prices were so high, the government took the opportunity to nationalize companies in the iron and oil, thus creating a large employer and bureaucratic state, fitting the center-left governments. Besides that began to borrow to take double the money, despite the taboo that had to indebt the country at that awkward incident we had with "The Little Corporal" and that painful sentence that exalts Chavacano government as "insolent foreign plant ..."
However, there are good things I CAP government and that they respected the country's institutions. Most of the corrupt were imprisoned and were not all corrupt, was a minority that was gradually increasing to its total decline. By that time Ramon Guillermo Aveledo (Congressman) summarizes the Congress must be in these words:
"Congress can not be employed by the opposition. Congress can not serve the government. Congress should support the Venezuelan citizen. This Venezuelan depleted by inflation, threatened by the mob, frightened by the threat of unemployment, troubled by a pension or retirement, skeptical, tired of believing (...) That Venezuelan never lost hope "
In the 80 followed these policies in the state business, but without the economic boom. The government of Herrera Campins noting that government savings were few, establishing RECADI, which retains the flight of capital, that the ark filled again. What this government does not understand is that this inevitably brings two phenomena terrible. The first is inflation, namely the devaluation of money and rising prices. The second consequence of the first shot of the dollar of 4.30 "to infinity and beyond"
The next government of Jaime Lusinchi rather than the wrongs of its predecessor, the continuous, embezzling public money in campaigns and populist measures anything healthy for the country. The hills grew, prices continued to rise, the devaluation in a tailspin, just worsened the situation. Unquestionably needed a change!
Thus we reach the 90s, the people choose to believe that Carlos Andres Perez in this way that would magically "Venezuela Arabia" where the price of oil were plentiful and people lived well. It was impossible that we returned to that time. Oil prices would never be of that magnitude and Carlos Andres Perez promised populist reforms anything but healthy for the country. It enflaqueció the state bureaucracy down, companies were privatized, all measures a government's own center-right (note how in this country there is no consistency between the parties and their ideology ¿¿¿What is that thing? ???). Finally Carlos Andres took his worst decision and is left to subsidize gasoline and of course on the economy, prices rose bus. This was what brought about the Caracazo, where the entire population movement out unhappy to the streets to steal, desperate for the dismal situation.
addition the media was irresponsible in making such images because it created the phenomenon of self-generated news that made nationwide reproduce this behavior. By having all this trouble armed government's duty to restore order, one of the major tasks of any government. The problem is that brute force was used at that time too, the military has exceeded its procedures which resulted in wrongful death.
At this point is that the government (now) has manipulated the information claiming that this whole problem was caused solely by the actions taken by PAC in its government. This is false, the economy came to be wrong since the time of the first government of Carlos Andres Perez (the left), the economy got worse until Carlos Andres Perez (the right) had to take these measures for reorganizing of the economy that just do not know how to handle the right way. Chavez had also already planned his coup in that pathetic scene of Güere Saman, in the early 80s I think ... There is no way supporting that the coup was coming in defense of "sovereign people"
in 1992 raised a terrible ghost slept since 1958. It is the military coup, a product of communist infiltration in the armed forces. At that time, the institutional military coup able to stop twice. Recall that there were two strikes, not only of Chavez in February, but one in November of that year. Both failed. And this tells us much about the personality of President Chavez Not even a stroke is able to run! But beyond the two strikes is an interesting fact here is that Carlos Andres Perez left the presidency by the democratic path. Perez admitted that he did a trial for all his bad habits and corrupt administration. "I wonder if the president now accept a trial for all the violations that he has made to the constitution? Is not that right? The answer is clear, democracy worked as a truck collided with the hood raised and full of scratches but with the other intact. The democratic nature existed in those days. To complete the CAP II period tentatively enters
Ramón José Velazquez and called again for election.
The last Democratic president was in superb Caldera, again, but this time did not win his party he founded (COPEI)
since he was deflated and decaying. To win he had to do with convergence, a very weak game, made by a number of smaller parties. This was called the chiriperos. For that time the Venezuelan people were so disillusioned with politics that abstention results for 1993 indicate about 39.84%. Is an excessive proportion.
We conclude that democracy was a very good intentions when it began. Democratic institutions was always, no politician had dictatorial ambitions remained so for forty years of democracy. It was a perfect democracy, had its setbacks and mistakes is obvious.
After a century of leaders and come the twentieth century two dictatorships, four hits, some attempts at democracy, it is clear that the overnight we were not going to become a Swiss canton. One of his biggest mistakes was to give permission in the constitution of 1961 re-election of a president after 10 years in office. The consequence of this is that it gave rise to a new generation to take power and the parties will eventually deflate and lapse.
Rómulo Gallegos
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