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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.
6 days ago · 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).
Mar 6, 2013 · Hugo Chavez burst onto the national scene in Venezuela in a failed military uprising in 1992. Sentenced to jail for many years, he was soon pardoned as the Venezuelan government did not...
4 days ago · The Hugo Chávez presidency. in Venezuela in History. Also known as: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, República Bolivariana de Venezuela. Written by. Jennifer L. McCoy. Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University. Director, Latin American and Caribbean Program, The Carter Center. Author of Venezuelan Democracy Under Stress.
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. He bedeviled the United States and outsmarted his rivals time and again, while using Venezuela’s vast oil wealth to his political advantage.
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...
Hugo Chávez, (born July 28, 1954, Sabaneta, Barinas, Venez.—died March 5, 2013, Caracas), President of Venezuela (1999–13). After graduating from the Venezuelan Military Academy (1975), he embarked on a career in the army.
Mar 8, 2013 · Hugo Chavez started as a reforming president, intent on addressing the inequalities in Venezuelan society giving food, medical care and, above all, a political voice to the poor.
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. The former army...
Mar 5, 2013 · Hugo Chavez, the polarizing president of Venezuela who cast himself as a “21st century socialist” and foe of the United States, died Tuesday, said Vice President Nicolas Maduro. Chavez, who had...
