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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.
May 16, 2024 · Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela (1999–2013) who styled himself as the leader of the socialist Bolivarian Revolution.
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...
Mar 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...
May 16, 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.
Mar 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.
Feb 18, 2013 · Hugo Chavez, who won another six-year term as Venezuela's president in October 2012, is one of the most visible, vocal and controversial leaders in Latin America.
