El Carupanazo

El Carupanazo
Date4 May 1962
Location
Result Government victory
Government-Insurgents   
Venezuela Venezuelan government Venezuela Military rebels
Commanders and leaders
Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt Venezuela Jesús Teodoro Molina Villegas
Venezuela Pedro Vegas Castejón
Venezuela Héctor Fleming Mendoza
Military support
Armed Forces of Venezuela Rebel forces
Casualties and losses
56 dead
400 arrests

El Carupanazo was a short-lived military rebellion against the government of Rómulo Betancourt, in which rebel military officers commanding the Third Marine Infantry Battalion and the 77th National Guard Detachment took over the city of Carúpano in May 1962.[1] The rebellion was followed a month later by another in Puerto Cabello, El Porteñazo.

  1. ^ (in Spanish) venezuelatuya.com, El Carupanazo y El Porteñazo