The Venezuelan coup d'état attempt of 2002 was a failed coup d'état on 11 April 2002 that saw President Hugo Chávez ousted Change_of_leadership from office for 47 hours before being restored Recovering to power .

Chávez 's request Request for asylum in Cuba was denied Agree_or_refuse_to_act , and he was ordered Request to be tried in a Venezuelan court .

Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce ( `` Fedecámaras '' ) president Pedro Carmona was declared Expressing_publicly interim president .

Thanks to the Battle of San Félix , the Venezuelan patriots won not only the rich territory of Guayana , but also the critical tool of transportation and commerce , the Orinoco .

Alma 's heavy rainfall was responsible for a plane crash on Isla Margarita off the Venezuelan coast , killing Killing the 49 people on board .

However , after their third performance on 27 September , the Venezuelan government declared Expressing_publicly an 8-day period of National Mourning due to the passing Process_end of Venezuelan former president Romulo Betancourt .

However , after their third performance on 27 September , the Venezuelan government declared Expressing_publicly an 8-day period of National Mourning due to the passing Process_end of Venezuelan former president Romulo Betancourt .

The Dutch–Venezuelan crisis Quarreling of 1908 was a dispute Quarreling that broke out Process_start between the Netherlands and Venezuela after the Venezuelan president , Cipriano Castro , cut off Hindering trade with the Dutch island of Curaçao on the grounds that it was harbouring political refugees from Venezuela .

The Dutch warships had orders Arranging to intercept Preventing_or_letting every ship Sending that was sailing Self_motion under the Venezuelan flag .

On 12 December , `` Gelderland '' captured Conquering the Venezuelan coast guard ship `` Alix '' off Puerto Cabello .