Resumen

RODRIGUEZ-FRANCO, Xavier. Democracy in Uniform: The Military Power in Venezuela. Polis [online]. 2006, vol.2, n.1, pp.245-272. ISSN 2594-0686.

Departing from the study of antecedents of political history of Venezuela, we can partially understand the reasons of ascent to power of present leadership of the State. More especifically, if we study the increasing military protagonism from the latest years of the 1990s decade, which is prompted by the present political leadership such as the main instrument for governance.

Palabras llave : Military protagonism; political culture; personalisation of civilian control.