The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Venezuela.
Incumbents President: Hugo Chavez Vice President: until October 13: Elias Jaua starting October 13: Nicolás Maduro
Governors Amazonas: Liborio Guarulla Anzoátegui: Tarek William Saab then Aristóbulo Istúriz Apure: Rafael Isea then Ramón Carrizales Aragua: Tareck El Aissami Barinas: Hugo de los Reyes Chávez then Adán Chávez Bolívar: Francisco Rangel Gómez Carabobo: Henrique Salas Feo then Francisco Ameliach Cojedes: Erika Farías Delta Amacuro: Lizeta Hernández Falcón: Stella Lugo Guárico: Luis Gallardo then Ramón Rodríguez Chacín Lara: Luis Reyes Reyes then Henri Falcón Mérida: Marcos Díaz Orellana then Alexis Ramirez Miranda: Henrique Capriles Radonski Monagas: José Gregorio Briceño then Yelitza Santaella Nueva Esparta: Carlos Mata Figueroa Portuguesa: Wilmar Castro Sucre: Luis Acuña Táchira: César Pérez Vivas then José Vielma Mora Trujillo: Hugo Cabezas then Henry Rangel Silva Vargas: Jorge García Carneiro Yaracuy: Julio León Heredia Zulia: Pablo Pérez Álvarez then Francisco Arias Cárdenas
Deaths 28 March: Feliciano Carvallo (b. 1920) — painter. 2 April: Jesús Aguilarte (b. 1959) — politician. 13 April: Verónica Gómez Carabali (b. 1985) - volleyball player. 2 May: Lourdes Valera (b. 1963) — actress. 17 June: Herman "Chiquitín" Ettedgui (b. 1917) — sportsman, journalist and sports promoter. 22 June: María Teresa Castillo (b. 1908) — activist, journalist, congresswoman and cultural promoter. 10 August: Ramón Vásquez Brito (b. 1927) — painter. 3 September: Virgilio Trómpiz (b. 1927) — painter. 29 September: Antonio Valero — Justice First leader killed at a campaign rally in Barinitas. Omar Fernández — Democratic Action leader killed in the same event. 21 October: Rodolfo Santana (b. 1944) — playwright and theater director. 25 December: Augusto Bracca (b. 1918) — musician, composer and popular culturist.
See also History of Venezuela
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