Word: evencio
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...main air bases near Maracay, 50 miles west of the capital, news of the arrests electrified Major Luis Evencio Carrillo, paratroop battalion commander, and a dozen air force officers of equal or lesser rank. Mostly U.S.-trained and democratically minded, they had apparently planned to rebel much later. Instead, New Year's Eve turned into a night of feverish speedup. From their barracks the paratroopers and others smoothly took over the city of Maracay (pop. 80,000) and the air bases. Before 6:30 a.m., two Sabre jets whined off to Caracas. Over Radio Maracay, the rebels announced...
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