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Then-President Hugo Chávez dramatically shifted Venezuela's traditional foreign policy alignment. Instead of continuing Venezuela's past alignment with the United States and European strategic interests, Chávez promoted alternative development and integration policies targeted to the Global South.
The Province of Venezuela in 1656, by Sanson Nicolas. One of the first maps about Venezuela and near regions. 5 July 1811 (fragment), painting by Juan Lovera in 1811.. The history of Venezuela reflects events in areas of the Americas colonized by Spain starting 1502; amid resistance from indigenous peoples, led by Native caciques, such as Guaicaipuro and Tamanaco.
Venezuela, [c] officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, [d] is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 916,445 km 2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. [18]
He said he lost his accounting job in 2021 when his former company closed and now makes a living doing deliveries on his motorcycle. "I don't regret my past, but I've understood that's not the way."
Beginning around 2018, there were spikes in the number of migrants from Cuba, then Haiti, then Venezuela. Then the pandemic happened: Economies cratered and borders closed, and when they reopened ...
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials and increased to $25 million the reward it is offering for the arrest of President ...
More than 70% of Venezuela's food is imported; [142] Venezuela became so dependent on food imports that it could no longer afford when the price of oil dropped in 2014. Chávez gave the military control of food, and nationalized much of the industry, which was then neglected, leading to production shortages.
Hugo Chávez in 2012 Venezuela historic inflation vs. oil revenue. In 1992, the then Colonel Hugo Chávez and his supporters made 2 coup attempts, resulting in 2 years jail time. [10] During this time, Chávez met with Luis Miquilena, a left-wing activist who ultimately advised Chávez to pursue his political ambitions through the electoral ...