Hugo Chávez - Wikipedia
WEBHugo 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 president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.
Hugo Chavez | Biography, Facts, & Death | Britannica
WEBMar 31, 2024 · Hugo Chávez (born July 28, 1954, Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela—died March 5, 2013, Caracas) Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela (1999–2013). Chávez styled himself as the leader of the “ Bolivarian Revolution ,” a socialist political program for much of Latin America, named after Simón Bolívar, the …
Hugo Chávez - Death, Daughter & Family - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Hugo Chávez served as president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. During his presidency, he sold oil to Cuba and resisted efforts to stop narcotic trafficking in...
Hugo Chávez - Venezuelan Leader, Socialism, Revolution
WEBHugo Chávez - Venezuelan Leader, Socialism, Revolution: Chávez took office in February 1999. During his first year in office, his approval rating reached 80 percent, and his platform—which advocated an end to corruption, increased spending on social programs, and redistribution of the country’s oil wealth—was widely applauded.
Venezuela - Hugo Chavez, Politics, Economy | Britannica
WEBThe Hugo Chávez presidency. By the 1998 elections more than half the Venezuelan populace was below the poverty line, while annual inflation exceeded 30 percent and oil prices were in steep decline. The voters rejected the traditional political parties of Democratic Action and COPEI and elected Chávez as president.
Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58 | AP News
WEBMar 6, 2013 · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a former paratroop commander and self-styled “subversive” who waged continual battle for his socialist ideals. He bedeviled the United States and outsmarted his rivals time and again, while using Venezuela’s vast oil wealth to his political advantage.
Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan President, Dies - The New York Times
WEBMar 5, 2013 · CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a struggle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a...
Analysis: How Hugo Chavez changed Venezuela - BBC News
WEBMar 6, 2013 · Hugo Chavez's 14 years in power saw poverty reduced and literacy increased but his Bolivarian revolution leaves many challenges for his successor, writes Latin America analyst Victor Bulmer-Thomas.
Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s Polarizing Leader, Dies at 58 - The New York Times
WEBMar 5, 2013 · CARACAS, Venezuela — Hugo Chávez, who died on Tuesday at 58, rose from poverty in a dirt-floor adobe house to unrivaled influence in Venezuela as its president, consolidating power and wielding ...
Iconic Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dies - BBC News
WEBMar 6, 2013 · Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died aged 58, after 14 years in power. Mr Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba.
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