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Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈuɣo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβes ˈfɾi.as] ⓘ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.
Turkewitz describes Chávez (quoting various observers) as intent on bringing "'democracy closer to the people,'" a populist, "'a hegemon,'" engaged in "'a con,'" and drawn into a "competitive ...
Dmitry Medvedev, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, and Daniel Ortega met to discuss the proposed regional economic bloc known as ALBA on 27 November 2008. One of the Chávez administration's primary goals was to reduce the influence of foreign capitalists in Venezuela, as part of its overall push towards localized economic democratization.
v. t. e. The Bolivarian Revolution is an ongoing political process in Venezuela that was started by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and his successor Nicolás Maduro. The Bolivarian Revolution is named after Simón Bolívar, an early 19th ...
The foreign policy of the Hugo Chávez administration concerns the policy initiatives made by Venezuela under its former President, Hugo Chávez, towards other states.. Chávez's foreign policy may be roughly divided into that concerned with United States-Venezuela relations and that concerned with Venezuela's relations with other states, particularly those in Latin America and developing ...
A map of world oil reserves according to OPEC, 2013 Oil production in Venezuela (red) fell markedly between 2015 and 2020. Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves, totaling 302.81 billion barrels at the end of 2017. [144] The country is a major producer of petroleum products, which remain the keystone of the Venezuelan economy.
45 Cesar Chavez Quotes. 1. "We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure." 2. "Self-dedication is a spiritual experience." 3. "Being of service ...
A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 2 December 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. [1] President Hugo Chávez and supporters claimed the changes were needed to initiate the transformation into a socialist country; opponents claimed the reforms would undermine democracy in the country. [2]