Events in the year 2016 in Venezuela.
Incumbents President: Nicolás Maduro Vice President: Jorge Arreaza (until January 6), Aristóbulo Istúriz (starting January 6)
Governors Amazonas: Liborio Guarulla Anzoátegui: Aristóbulo Istúriz then Nelson Moreno Apure: Ramón Carrizales Aragua: Tareck El Aissami Barinas: Adán Chávez Bolívar: Francisco Rangel Gómez Carabobo: Francisco Ameliach then Gustavo Pulido Cardier Cojedes: Erika Farías then Margaud Godoy Delta Amacuro: Lizeta Hernández Falcón: Stella Lugo Guárico: Ramón Rodríguez Chacín Lara: Henri Falcón Mérida: Alexis Ramirez then Ramón Guevara Miranda: Henrique Capriles Radonski Monagas: Yelitza Santaella Nueva Esparta: Carlos Mata Figueroa Portuguesa: Wilmar Castro then Reinaldo Castañeda Sucre: Luis Acuña then Edwin Rojas Táchira: José Vielma Mora Trujillo: Henry Rangel Silva Vargas: Jorge García Carneiro Yaracuy: Julio León Heredia Zulia: Francisco Arias Cárdenas
Events 13 May – a state of emergency was declared by the president
Sport 5-21 August – Venezuela at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 87 competitors in 20 sports
Deaths
4 January – Andres Rodriguez, equestrian and businessperson (b. 1984).
10 January – Hernán Gamboa, musician (b. 1946).
10 January – Cornelis Zitman, sculptor (b. 1926).
18 January – Pablo Manavello, composer, guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1950)
24 January – Teófilo Rodríguez, criminal (b. 1971).
14 February – Peter Bottome, businessperson (b. 1937)
14 February – Anselmo López, bandola player (b. 1934)
23 February – Luis Alberto Machado, lawyer and writer (b. 1932)
4 March – Ramón Palomares, poet (b. 1935)
22 May – Alexis Navarro, politician and diplomat (b. 1946)
7 June – Rubén Quevedo, baseball player (b. 1979)
18 June – Susana Duijm, actress, television host, beauty queen, Miss World 1955 winner (b. 1936)
29 June – Inocente Carreño, composer (b. 1919)
2 July – Carlos Morocho Hernández, professional boxer, world champion (b. 1940)
5 July – Alirio Díaz, classical guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
17 July – Aníbal José Chávez Frías, politician (b. 1957)
1 August – Oscar Celli Gerbasi, politician (b. 1946)
7 August – Rodolfo Camacho, cyclist (b. 1975)
23 August – Mercedes Pulido, politician and diplomat (b. 1938)
6 September – Alfredo Peña, journalist and politician (b. 1944)
18 November – Kervin Piñerua, volleyball player (b. 1991)
24 November – Luis Miquilena, politician (b. 1919)
25 November – Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, diplomat (b. 1956)
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