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← 1987 1986 1985 1988 in Venezuela → 1989 1990 1991
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See also:	Other events of 1988 Years in Venezuela Timeline of Venezuelan history

Events from the year 1988 in Venezuela

Incumbents

• President: Jaime Lusinchi
• Vice-president: none - title in abeyance

Events

• October 29 – Massacre of El Amparo: 14 fishermen are killed by a joint military-police unit.
• December 4 – In the 1988 Venezuelan general election, Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action is elected president with 52.9% of the vote, while Democratic Action win the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, on a turnout of 81.9% in the presidential election and 81.7% in the Congressional elections.

Births

• February 8 – Andreína Tarazón, politician
• June 8 – Reinaldo Zavarce, actor and singer
• June 10 – Milagro Valero, politician
• October 26 – Nosliw Rodríguez, politician
• Yendri Sánchez, known for breaking into public acts of various personalities

Deaths

• November 26 – Antonio Estévez, composer (born 1916)

References

1. Harris M. Lentz (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 826. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
2. Amnesty International, 31 March 1993, Venezuela: The Amparo Massacre: Four years on
3. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
4. Nohlen, p582
5. Nohlen, p556
6. "Milagro Valero". Poderopedia. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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