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==The use of Venezuelan history==
Venezuela historiography recognizes four "republics," or major regime changes, since the country was founded in 1811. The [[First Republic of Venezuela|First Republic]], known as the "Venezuelan Confederation," lasted until 1812. The [[Second Republic of Venezuela|Second Republic]] is the restored republican regime that was instituted by [[Simón Bolívar]] after his [[Admirable Campaign]] in 1813, and which lasted until 1814. The Third Republic refers to the period after 1816 in which various patriot guerrilla bands joined under Bolívar's leadership in the [[Llanos]] of Venezuela and set up an independent government. This process culminated in the [[Congress of Angostura]], but shortly thereafter the Congress declared Venezuela to be part of a larger [[Gran Colombia]]. Gran Colombia lasted only a decade and at its dissolution Venezuela became once again the "Republic of Venezuela," which is considered the start of the Fourth Republic.  In 1864, the country was then restructured into the "United States of Venezuela", before reverting once again to the name "Republic of Venezuela" in 1953. Although both periods began with the implementation of new constitutions (the fourth and twenty-fourth constitutions, respectively), both have been deemed by Venezuelan historiography as a continuation of the Fourth Republic.<ref>Planchart Manrique, Gustavo. "Constituciones de Venezuela" in ''Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela''. Caracas: Fundación Polar, 1997. {{ISBN|980-6397-37-1}}</ref>

Since Chávez's election to the Presidency in 1998, the country has been known as the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela", signaling Chávez' desires to usher in a new era of politics and government. This unique "Bolivarian" government is the "Fifth Republic" referred to in the party's title. The use of the phrase also echoes the [[French Fifth Republic]], which was another sweeping political change to deal with political instability during decolonisation.