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Jul 24, 2024 · Chávez, a former military officer who led a failed coup in 1992, won the presidency in 1998 and swiftly consolidated power once in office, rewriting the constitution and taking control of the...
1 day ago · Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York Times. A generation ago, a charismatic former military officer swept into the highest office in Venezuela on a promise to deliver a more inclusive ...
22 hours ago · LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late ...
20 hours ago · 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 47th president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.
1 day ago · Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela (1999–2013) who styled himself as the leader of the socialist Bolivarian Revolution.
Jul 19, 2024 · From the early 1950s through the early 1960s, Chávez worked for the Latino civil rights advocacy association Community Service Organization (CSO) as an organizer establishing new chapters under his mentor Fred Ross.
1 day ago · LA GUAIRA, Venezuela (AP) — Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro. In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete ...
