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===1900–1989: First democratic elections=== [[El Trienio Adeco]] was a period in Venezuelan history from 1945 to 1948 under the government of [[Democratic Action (Venezuela)|Democratic Action]], a party which gained office via the [[1945 Venezuelan coup d'état]] against President [[Isaías Medina Angarita]] of the two-year-old [[Venezuelan Democratic Party]]. El Trienio Adeco saw the first democratic elections in Venezuelan history, beginning with the [[1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election|Constituent Assembly elections]] held in [[Venezuela]] on 27 October 1946,<ref name=N1/> Democratic Action, which won 137 of the 160 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 86.6%.<ref>Nohlen, p568</ref> [[1947 Venezuelan general election|General elections held in Venezuela]] on 14 December 1947<ref name=N1>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p555 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}}</ref> are described as the first honest elections in Venezuela. At the time, there were 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 46 seats in the Senate, with [[Democratic Action (Venezuela)|Democratic Action]] winning a majority of both.<ref name=N1/> The [[1948 Venezuelan coup d'état]] took place on 24 November 1948, when elected president [[Rómulo Gallegos]] was overthrown a year after his election. Democracy would not be restored until the [[1958 Venezuelan coup d'état]] overthrew the dictator [[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]]. A [[1957 Venezuelan referendum|referendum on the presidential term and national and regional governors]] was held on 15 December 1957, resulting in the referendum's approval.<ref name=N1/> Voters were asked whether they approved of President [[Marcos Pérez Jiménez]] remaining in power without fresh elections, and appointing government nominees as members of the national parliament, regional assemblies and local councils.<ref name=DN>Nohlen, p566</ref> The referendum was held under non-democratic conditions.<ref name=DN/> Jiménez was overthrown the following year.{{citation needed|date=August 2016}} In the [[1958 Venezuelan general election|7 December 1958 general elections]], voter turnout was recorded at 94.4% in the presidential election and 92.1% in the Congressional elections. Democratic Action again swept the elections, winning the presidency and two majorities.<ref name=N1/>
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