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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 president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.
Jun 24, 2024 · Hugo Chávez (born July 28, 1954, Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela—died March 5, 2013, Caracas) was a 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 South ...
- Hugo Chávez grew up in Sabaneta, a small town in southwestern Venezuela. He was the second of six surviving children, all boys. His parents, both s...
- Hugo Chávez served as president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. He styled himself as the leader of the “Bolivarian Revolution,” a s...
- Supporters of Hugo Chávez credit his administration with creating successful education programs, increasing access to health care, lowering unemplo...
Apr 2, 2014 · 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 Colombia, and ...
The mausoleum to Hugo Chávez consists of a granite sarcophagus atop a flat architectural composition of four leaves entitled Flower of the Four Elements by modernist architect 'Fruto' (Jose Fructoso) Vivas (1928–) (national Architecture Price and designer of the Venezuelan Pavilion at Hanover in 2000) and has a permanent ceremonial 4-man honour guard provided by the Presidential Honor Guard ...
Mar 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.
Mar 5, 2013 · Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was born on July 28, 1954, the second of six sons of primary school teachers who lived in an adobe house in Sabaneta, a town in the western Venezuelan state of Barinas ...
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Jun 24, 2024 · Hugo 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.
