Carlos Delgado Chalbaud

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Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
Minister of Defence
In office 21 October 1945 – 24 November 1948
Preceded by	Delfín Becerra
Succeeded by	Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Personal details
Born	(1909-01-20)20 January 1909 Caracas, Venezuela
Died	13 November 1950(1950-11-13) (aged 41) Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse	Lucía Devine
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Carlos Román Delgado Chalbaud Gómez (20 January 1909 – 13 November 1950) was a

and lingered as the President until his assassination in Caracas.

Early life

Delgado Chalbaud was the son of

.

Delgado Chalbaud spent most of his life in

Eleazar Lopez Contreras

with the rank of captain.

Career

As one of the brightest officials of the Armed Forces associated with the group that overthrew Isaías Medina Angarita in 1945, Carlos was a member of the Government Revolutionary Junta that replaced Medina. He was Minister of Defense during the presidencies of Rómulo Betancourt and Rómulo Gallegos.

In 1948, Chalbaud was among those who overthrew that government of president Gallegos, and was a member of the Military Junta of Government along with Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Luis Llovera Páez, who was the titular head of the three-person junta.

Death

Chalbaud was kidnapped and murdered on 13 November 1950,

Domingo Urbina. The kidnapping took place in Caracas between the neighborhood of Country Club and Chapellin, and his murder took place in the semi-abandoned Las Mercedes neighborhood. His murder seems to be the unintended outcome of a failed kidnapping led by Simón Urbina, who looked to overthrow the Chalbaud presidency. Some believe Urbina despised Delgado Chalbaud, while others argue they were close until a falling out over politics. The day after the capture and imprisonment of Urbina, he was assassinated by orders of the Direction of National Security, efficiently securing Pérez Jiménez's position as the strongman in Venezuela for the next several years.

Personal life

Chalbaud was married to Lucía Devine,^[

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  Lucía Devine

See also

• Presidents of Venezuela

References

1. ^ "State Funeral for Venezuelan Chief Delgado". Lewiston Evening Journal. 15 November 1950. p. 10.

External links

• "Carlos Delgado Chalbaud" (in Spanish). Government of Venezuela. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
• "Carlos Delgado Chalbaud" (in Spanish). Mipunto.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.

Political offices
Preceded by Rómulo Gallegos	President of Venezuela 1948–1950	Succeeded by Germán Suárez Flamerich