Rear Admiral Wolfgang Enrique Larrazábal Ugueto (Spanish pronunciation: [bolfˈɣaŋg laraˈsaβal]; 5 March 1911 – 27 February 2003) was a Venezuelan naval officer and politician.

He served as President of Venezuela following the overthrow of Marcos Pérez Jiménez in the 23 January 1958 Venezuelan coup d'état, standing down later that year.

[7] In July 1957, Larrazábal was promoted to rear admiral and named chief of staff of the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.

[2] In January 1958, he was named supreme commander of the Navy by president Marcos Pérez Jiménez, making him Venezuela's highest ranking military officer.

[8] After popular unrest and a general strike broke out, on 22 January 1958 Larrazábal wrote to Pérez on behalf of the Venezuelan chiefs of staff demanding his resignation.

On 26 January, in response to public pressure, he expanded the junta to a seven-member group, adding industrialist Eugenic Mendoza and academic Bias Lamberti.

[4][3][10][11][12][13] After taking power, Larrazábal promised to hold free elections as soon as possible[3] and guaranteed political freedoms and foreign investments.

[14] He became "very popular among average Venezuelans for his folksy charisma, populist political views, and the generous welfare benefits offered under his government.

[27] In October 1958, Larrazábal's government approved the construction of El Helicoide after its developers agreed to hire a large number of unemployed people for the project.

[28] In October 1958, Larrazábal was amongst the signatories of the Puntofijo Pact, which saw all the main political parties in Venezuela commit to respecting the outcome of the 7 December 1958 Venezuelan general election.

[30] By this time, the United States did not wish to see Larrazábal elected and tacitly supported his rivals, former president Rómulo Betancourt of the Democratic Action Party and Rafael Caldera of Copei.