▁( PR P ). ▁The ▁PR P ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁last ing ▁from ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁Gal leg os ▁government ▁( in ▁office ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 - Nov ember ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁until ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Mar cos ▁Pérez ▁Jim é nez . ▁ ▁Mi qu il ena ▁opposed ▁Pérez ' s ▁government ▁as ▁well ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁and ▁was ▁initially ▁tort ured ▁at ▁a ▁j ail ▁in ▁Car ac as . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁j ail ▁in ▁Ciudad ▁Boliv ar , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Democratic ▁Action ▁politician ▁Sim ón ▁Alberto ▁Cons al vi , ▁stating ▁that ▁" Sim on ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁that ▁I ▁think ▁men ▁should ▁be ". ▁While ▁imprison ed , ▁family ▁members ▁would ▁communicate ▁crypt ically ▁by ▁mark ing ▁points ▁on ▁letters ▁of ▁books ▁delivered ▁to ▁prisoners , ▁inform ing ▁Mi qu il ena ▁of ▁the ▁condition ▁of ▁Venezuela ▁outside ▁of ▁prison . ▁His ▁time ▁in ▁prison ▁helped ▁him ▁decide ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁politics . ▁Jim é nez ▁was ▁over th rown ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁dem ocracy ▁that ▁succeeded ▁the ▁dict ator ship , ▁three ▁Venez uel an ▁political ▁parties ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁P act o ▁de ▁P unto ▁F ijo . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁became