257 notable events in Venezuela — crises, wars and massacres. Page 1 of 3.
- 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
Jan 3, 2026 · War & armed conflict
- Tren de Aragua
2009 · Terrorism
- Crisis in Venezuela
2010–2025 · Crisis
- Capture of Nicolás Maduro
Jan 3, 2026 · Kidnapping & hostage
- West Caribbean Airways Flight 708
Aug 16, 2005 · Aviation accident
- Vargas tragedy
Dec 5, 1999–Dec 21, 1999 · Natural disaster
- Homeland card
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- 2002 Venezuelan coup attempt
Apr 11, 2002 · War & armed conflict
- Hurricane Ivan
Sep 2, 2004–Sep 24, 2004 · Natural disaster
- General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
date unknown · Industrial & structural disaster
- Dorángel Vargas
Jan 1, 1995–Jan 1, 1999 · Murder & homicide
- Venezuelan refugee crisis
from 2015 · Crisis
- Hyperinflation in Venezuela
2016–2022 · Crisis
- Caracazo
Feb 27, 1989 · Riot & unrest
- Death of Canserbero
Jan 19, 2015 · Murder & homicide
- Operation Gideon (2020)
2020–May 3, 2020 · War & armed conflict
- Sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
date unknown · Crisis
- Decree of War to the Death
Jun 15, 1813 · War & armed conflict
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
Jan 11, 2019–Jan 5, 2023 · Crisis
- Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903
Dec 9, 1902–Feb 19, 1903 · Crisis
- Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518
Feb 21, 2008 · Aviation accident
- Colectivo (Venezuela)
from 2006 · Terrorism
- Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela
date unknown · Crisis
- Llaguno Overpass events
Apr 11, 2002 · Massacre
- February 1992 Venezuelan coup attempt
Feb 4, 1992 · War & armed conflict
- 1967 Caracas earthquake
Jul 30, 1967 · Earthquake
- 2017 Venezuelan protests
Mar 2017–Aug 2017 · Riot & unrest
- Viasa Flight 742
Mar 16, 1969 · Aviation accident
- PDVSA-Cripto affair
Jan 17, 2023 · Scandal & controversy
- Catatumbo campaign
from Jan 2018 · War & armed conflict
- 2019 Venezuelan blackouts
Mar 7, 2019–Jul 23, 2019 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Parque Central Complex
Jan 1, 1970
- General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence
from 1957 · Terrorism
- Conviasa Flight 2350
Sep 13, 2010 · Aviation accident
- 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état
Jan 23, 1958 · War & armed conflict
- Energy crisis in Venezuela
2009 · Crisis
- Attack on Richard Nixon's motorcade
May 13, 1958 · Attack (other)
- Jorge Arreaza
date unknown · Crisis
- Vegas Pérez Case
Feb 22, 1973 · Murder & homicide
- Orinoco Mining Arc
date unknown · Crisis
- 1812 Caracas earthquake
Mar 26, 1812 · Earthquake
- War to the death
Jan 1, 1813 · War & armed conflict
- Gual and España conspiracy
Jul 13, 1797–May 8, 1799 · Scandal & controversy
- Paraguaná refinery complex
date unknown · Bombing & explosion
- Shortages in Venezuela
2008–2019 · Scandal & controversy
- 2018 Caracas drone attack
Aug 4, 2018 · Murder & homicide
- Protests against Nicolás Maduro
Feb 12, 2014–Jan 3, 2026 · Riot & unrest
- 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
from Jul 29, 2024 · Crisis
- 2024 Venezuelan presidential election protests
Jul 29, 2024–Dec 1, 2024 · Riot & unrest
- Local Committees for Supply and Production
from 2016 · Crime & justice
- Air France Flight 212 (1969)
Dec 3, 1969 · Aviation accident
- Murder of the Faddoul brothers
Feb 23, 2006 · Murder & homicide
- 2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela
2017–2020 · Scandal & controversy
- 2013–present economic crisis in Venezuela
from 2013 · Crisis
- Enforced disappearances in Venezuela
date unknown · Disappearance
- 1945 Venezuelan coup d'état
until Oct 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Special Action Forces
from 2016 · Terrorism
- 1948 Venezuelan coup d'état
until Nov 1948 · War & armed conflict
- Nahuel Gallo case
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- 2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt
Apr 30, 2019–2019 · War & armed conflict
- 1998 Cúa hostage crisis
Apr 5, 1998 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Venezuelan banking crisis of 1994
Jan 1, 1994 · Crisis
- Pan Am Flight 217
Dec 12, 1968 · Aviation accident
- Machurucuto raid
May 8, 1967–May 11, 1967 · War & armed conflict
- Lima Group
date unknown · Crisis
- 2025 Catatumbo clashes
from Jan 16, 2025 · War & armed conflict
- Economic policy of the Hugo Chávez administration
date unknown · Crisis
- August 2018 Venezuela earthquake
Aug 21, 2018 · Earthquake
- 2019 Venezuelan protests
Jan 10, 2019–Nov 2019 · Riot & unrest
- Tacoa disaster
Dec 19, 1982 · Fire
- Third government of Nicolás Maduro
until Jan 10, 2031 · Crisis
- El Junquito raid
2018–Jan 18, 2018 · War & armed conflict
- Pemon conflict
from 2016 · War & armed conflict
- 1997 Cariaco earthquake
Jul 9, 1997 · Earthquake
- 2017 Venezuelan constitutional crisis
from 2017 · Crisis
- Cubana de Aviación Flight 310
Dec 25, 1999 · Aviation accident
- Operation Tun Tun
from 2017 · Disappearance
- Law against Hatred
Nov 8, 2017 · Scandal & controversy
- Responses to the Venezuelan presidential crisis
date unknown · Crisis
- Amuay tragedy
Aug 25, 2012 · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Venezuelan blackouts
from Aug 27, 2024 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Yumare massacre
May 8, 1986 · Massacre
- Dutch–Venezuelan crisis of 1908
Dec 23, 1908 · War & armed conflict
- New York City migrant housing crisis
from Apr 2022 · Crisis
- Murder of Roxana Vargas
Jul 12, 2008 · Murder & homicide
- 2008 Los Roques Archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash
Jan 4, 2008 · Aviation accident
- Cantaura massacre
Oct 4, 1982 · Massacre
- Murder of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
Nov 13, 1950 · Murder & homicide
- Second presidency of Nicolás Maduro
from Jan 10, 2019 · Crisis
- Bolivar Coastal Fields
date unknown
- Kidnapping of Terrazas del Ávila
Apr 15, 1996 · Kidnapping & hostage
- 2017 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election
Jul 30, 2017 · Crime & justice
- Avensa Flight 358
Dec 22, 1974 · Aviation accident
- Los Maniceros massacre
Oct 24, 2009 · Massacre
- Economic policy of the Nicolás Maduro administration
date unknown · Crisis
- Caldas frigate incident
Aug 1987 · Crisis
- Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109
Mar 5, 1991 · Aviation accident
- 1908 Venezuelan coup d'état
until 1908 · War & armed conflict
- 2013 Venezuelan presidential election protests
2013 · Crisis
- La Guaira massacre
Feb 1, 1814 · Massacre