Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto (; 5 March 1911 – 27 February 2003) was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician. He served as the president of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez on 23 January 1958. He resigned later that year to run in the 1958 presidential election, but lost to former president Rómulo Betancourt. See also Presidents of Venezuela List of Venezuelans References Wolfgang Larrazábal – Official biography. Wolfgang Larrazábal 1911 births 2003 deaths People from Carúpano Venezuelan people of Basque descent Democratic Republican Union politicians Presidents of Venezuela Venezuelan admirals Leaders who took power by coup