Talk:Marcos Pérez Jiménez

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I am not sure I agree with adding there the comment about the very symbolic Humboldt Hotel. Not other specific projects have been named in the article. And there were many others that were much more impressive and telling of the things that were built during his government. I think I will likely edit it. Not sure now how. Maybe will add a few more things or simply take it out. Please leave any comment you have on the matter here. Cheers. --Anagnorisis 21:52, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

I agree: Not much is said about Pérez Jiménez's more distinct accomplishments, such as the virtually nonexistent crime, the grand public works, and the booming economy.

Piotr

More is missing
There is only a marginal mentioning of the opression in Venezuela. There is no talk of the Guasina concentration camp, of the thousands of people who got tortured and killed during the regime of Perez Jimenez

Time Magazine Cover

Time Magazine Cover
Does anyone can add this cover to the article?http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19550228,00.html

(Maxmordon 18:40, 22 January 2007 (UTC)).

I shall try! --Dmitriy Kotenev (talk) 18:12, 5 January 2009 (UTC) It is impossible to add the cover because it is copyrighted. I shall make a link to it inside the arrticle, after text.--Dmitriy Kotenev (talk) 14:42, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Provisional (temporary) president
Perez Jimenes was provisional (temporary) president in 1952-53. He was declared as it by the military junta (council). He became permanent president in 1953. I shall correct the mistake in several days after proper translation from Russian. In general, this article tells more about Perez Jimenes than the Russian and Soviet ones in encyclopedias.--Dmitriy Kotenev (talk) 18:19, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Legion of Merit
Does anyone have a source showing that Pérez Jiménez received the West German Legion of Merit? Josh (talk) 22:18, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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Misleading
The introduction is extremely misleading especially in its discussions of housing projects. Of course, without a doubt, there was "development." But at what cost?

I quote from a report written by U.S. Academic Robert Alexander on March 27, 1958: "It is notable that the popular insurrection found its strongest support in the very housing blocks which Perez Jimenez had built. The workers had no gratitude towards him for putting them in these blocks. They had been uprooted by force from their old homes, and had been given no compensation for them when they were torn down by bulldozers. They had had to pay 130 bolivares a month for these apartments, and in most of them there was no running water, there were no stores located near them, there were no schools located in the vicinity, and the elevators usually didn't work, so that women had to climb ten flights of stairs with cans of water on their shoulders. The workers hated Perez Jimenez for his housing blocks."

(from the AFL-CIO Archives RG18-009 Box 2 Folder 30)

Edition
I quoted Andrés Stambouli, Fernando Coronil (former professor of Chicago University) and publications from the Venezuelan Academy of Economics. I also quoted publications from Central University of Venezuela and a publication from the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency - US Government). — Preceding unsigned comment added by QuinteroP (talk • contribs) 06:49, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

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Mother's Birthplace Relevance to Marcos Perez Jimenez
I added the fact that Adela was born in Cucuta, Colombia to the Early Life portion of the article. This is relevant to MPJ and his background because of a couple of reasons. First off, it explains why MPJ spent time in Colombia (something uncommon at the time for Venezuelans). The next point as to why this is relevant is the fact that MPJ was made fun of and sometimes 'bullied' for being a Venezuelan of Colombian ancestry. This becomes very relevant in Venezuelan politics, specially of the 20th century, where having Colombian ancestry is political suicide; even today the same happens to president, or dictator whichever term you prefer, Nicolas Maduro. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:D01:76C0:9072:482B:31FF:29DC (talk) 00:55, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

ALSO, let me add. That home you people decided to post a picture of claiming it is MPJ's home in Caracas with the observatory was not Marco's home. That's his brother's home. After he died there were a lot of commercial's filmed there, and also raves/parties that took place there. If you actually wish to post one of MPJ's homes, you can showcase some faculty buildings from the University that were altered to become classrooms. The brother's name was Francisco, and was murdered in 1993 near his home. The house's name is Quinta Mama, there even is an article in spanish about it

Are any of you even Venezuelan?

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