El Mundo (Venezuela)
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El Mundo is a Venezuela
n evening newspaper.
It was launched on 3 February 1958 in Caracas
, shortly after the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
on 23 January 1958. It was founded by Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala
, who had launched Ultimas Noticias
in 1941. Its first director was journalist and future President Ramón José Velásquez
.
For most of its existence El Mundo was the only Venezuelan evening newspaper; a rival, April, was launched by Bloque DeArmas in 1997, but closed in 2003. Another rival, Tal Cual
, was launched by Teodoro Petkoff
in 2000, after Petkoff had for a time been director of El Mundo.
On 20 February 2009 it ceased publication in printed form, with a planned relaunch as a digital-only publication scheduled for 27 April 2009.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n evening newspaper.
It was launched on 3 February 1958 in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, shortly after the end of the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was a soldier and Presidents of Venezuela from 1952 to 1958.-Career:Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez was born in Michelena, Táchira State. His father, Juan Pérez Bustamante, was a farmer; his mother, Adela Jiménez, a schoolteacher...
on 23 January 1958. It was founded by Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala
Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala
Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala was one of Venezuela's most important media figures, the head of the Cadena Capriles media group....
, who had launched Ultimas Noticias
Últimas Noticias
Últimas Noticias is the highest selling daily newspaper in Venezuela. It was founded in Caracas in 1941 after the pro-freedom measures implemented by President Medina Angarita.In 2008 it publishes 170,000 copies a day ....
in 1941. Its first director was journalist and future President Ramón José Velásquez
Ramón José Velásquez
Ramón José Velásquez Mujica is a Venezuelan political figure. He served as Acting president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994. He is known as a historian, journalist, lawyer, politician and entertainer of companies for his knowledge of the "national life".Velásquez was born in Táchira,Venezuela...
.
For most of its existence El Mundo was the only Venezuelan evening newspaper; a rival, April, was launched by Bloque DeArmas in 1997, but closed in 2003. Another rival, Tal Cual
Tal Cual
Tal Cual is a Venezuelan newspaper. It was launched in 2000, with Teodoro Petkoff as editor....
, was launched by Teodoro Petkoff
Teodoro Petkoff
Teodoro Petkoff Malec is a Venezuelan politician, ex-guerrilla, journalist and economist. One of the most prominent politicians on the left in Venezuela, Petkoff began as a communist but gravitated towards liberalism in the 1990s. As Minister of Planning he oversaw President Rafael Caldera's...
in 2000, after Petkoff had for a time been director of El Mundo.
On 20 February 2009 it ceased publication in printed form, with a planned relaunch as a digital-only publication scheduled for 27 April 2009.