Dictatorship of Cipriano Castro

The dictatorship of Cipriano Castro (self-proclaimed "Restauración Liberal") is the term used to refer to the military dictatorship in Venezuela under Cipriano Castro that began after he seized power by force in the Restorative Liberal Revolution.

According to historian Elías Pino Iturrieta, it was a personalistic dictatorship plagued by corruption problems that came to dominate the political power elite. It was characterized by a strong national army and a centralized, statist administration.

It played an important role in the end of caudillismo in Venezuela, according to historian Inés Quintero. In 1908, Juan Vicente Gómez, Castro's Vice President, conspired to overthrow him in a coup d'état, initiating the period known as Gomecismo.

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