The colonial era (to 1810)
Movements toward independence (1810-1830)
The age of caudillismo (1830-1898)
Restoration and rehabilitation (1898-1935)
The emergence of modern Venezuela (1935-1958)
The return of democracy (1958-1963)
The institutionalization of democracy (1964-1973)
Venezuelan boom and bust (1974-1988)
Chaos, futility, and incompetence (1989-1998)
The Bolivarian revolution (1999-2005).