Hugo Chávez
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Chavez orders troops to border...of intentionally allowing violence to spill over the border as a means of ''destabilising'' the Government of President Hugo Chavez. ''Colombia has been creating a prewar atmosphere,'' Mr Carrizalez said. Mr Chavez has called an... In this article: Hugo Chavez, Ramon Carrizalez, Venezuela, Colombia, Simon Bolivar, and Alvaro Uribe |
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AP Online | 5 days ago
Venezuela investigates slaying of Chavez foe
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities are investigating the shooting death of an opponent of President Hugo Chavez. Prosecutors say a lone gunman approached Gustavo Gonzalez, a member of the Copei opposition party, at a...
In this article: Venezuela, Copei, Los Teques, and Caracas
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 6 days ago
Peres, Abbas, Chavez eye Argentina visit
Presidents Shimon Peres of Israel, Mahmud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela all will pay visits to Argentina this month to meet with President Cristina Kirchner, officials said on Sunday. Chavez will be in...
In this article: Shimon Peres, Argentina, Mahmud Abbas, Cristina Kirchner, Ideology, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Entre Rios
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Yahoo! News | October 29, 2009
Chavez: Sean Penn may make film in Venezuela (AP)
By RACHEL JONES, Associated Press Writer Rachel Jones, Associated Press Writer - 6 mins ago CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said he met privately with actor Sean Penn on Wednesday, and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a...
In this article: Sean Penn, Venezuela, Michael Moore, Nobel Prize, Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, U.S., and Tequila
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Chavez: Sean Penn may make film in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez said he met privately with actor Sean Penn on Wednesday, and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. Penn may shoot a film based on a novel by Cuban writer Alejo...
In this article: Sean Penn, Venezuela, Michael Moore, Nobel Prize, Alejo Carpentier, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama, U.S., and Tequila
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Chavez's new appeal to Venezuelans: Save energy
...and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. The leftist leader is using his near daily televised speeches to urge...
In this article: Venezuela, Caracas, Chicken, Asthma, and Teodoro Petkoff
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Reuters | October 27, 2009
Chavez blames medical equipment problems on Philips
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez blamed Dutch company Philips <PHG.AS> on Tuesday for problems the country's health network has had with medical equipment and said the government reserves the right to take legal action. Chavez's comments...
In this article: Philips, Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Cuba, and Siemens
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Chavez: Colombian agents captured in Venezuela
...(AP) - Venezuela has captured two Colombian spies and will put them on trail for conducting espionage within its territory, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday. Colombia's security agency denied sending any agents into Venezuela. Chavez,...
In this article: Venezuela, Colombia, Caracas, United States, CIA, Alvaro Uribe, and Bogota
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Poll shows decline in Hugo Chavez's popularity
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez's popularity has slipped and a majority of Venezuelans view the situation in their country negatively, according to a poll published Tuesday. The survey by the Caracas-based polling firm...
In this article: Caracas, El Universal, and Venezuela
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FACTBOX - What challenges to Venezuela's Chavez?
A bitter debate between Venezuela's government and opposition over President Hugo Chavez's flagship health project "Barrio Adentro" has signaled the start to the battle for 2010 legislative elections. [ID:nN27508065] With Chavez firmly...
In this article: Venezuela, Raul Baduel, Caracas, United States, Washington, Hamburger, Socialism, and Antonio Ledezma
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BBC News | October 25, 2009
Chavez insults Colombian minister
Hugo Chavez made the comments on his weekly TV programme Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has insulted Colombia's defence minister over comments critical of the country's anti-drug trafficking efforts. In his weekly TV programme, Mr...
In this article: Colombia, Washington, Venezuela, US, Alo Presidente, and Latin America
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Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías () (born July 28, 1954) is the President of Venezuela. As the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Chávez promotes a political doctrine of participatory democracy, socialism and Latin American and Caribbean cooperation. He is also a critic of neoliberalism, globalization, and United States foreign policy.
A career military officer, Chávez founded the left-wing Fifth Republic Movement after orchestrating a failed 1992 coup d'état against former President Carlos Andrés Pérez. Chávez was elected President in 1998 with a campaign centering on promises of aiding Venezuela's poor majority, and was reelected in 2000 and in 2006. Domestically, Chávez has maintained nationwide Bolivarian Missions, whose goals are to combat disease, illiteracy, malnutrition, poverty, and other social ills. Abroad, Chávez has acted against the Washington Consensus by supporting alternative models of economic development, and has advocated cooperation among the world's poor nations, especially those in Latin America.
Chávez's policies have evoked controversy in Venezuela and abroad, receiving everything from vehement criticism to enthusiastic support. The government of the United States claims that Chávez is a threat to democracy in Latin America. Many other governments sympathize with his ideology or welcome his bilateral trade and reciprocal aid agreements. In 2005 and 2006 he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
- Birth Date:
- July 28, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Occupation:
- Military officer
- Political party:
- United Socialist Party
- Vice President:
- Isaías Rodríguez
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