Hugo Chávez
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Colombia says will not be provoked by Venezuela...Silva said a day after Venezuelan troops blew up two wooden plank pedestrian bridges connecting the countries. Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez this month ordered his army to prepare for war after Colombia signed a military cooperation... In this article: Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Alvaro Uribe, Venezuela, Washington, U.S., Inflation, and Cocaine |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
UPDATE 2-Chavez blames Venezuela economic drop on OPEC cut
...fall * "Capitalist" methodology unfair for socialist Venezuela (Adds details, quotes) By Andrew Cawthorne Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday the South American oil producer's economic slide was largely due to its...
In this article: Venezuela, OPEC, Socialism, Recession, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, Central Bank, and Ali Rodriguez
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L.A. Times - Latin America | 3 days ago
Chavez's threats of war against Colombia should raise alarm bells
...gives the Pentagon use of seven bases in Colombia for flights to combat drug trafficking and insurgency, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said this month that his country should prepare for war with its neighbor. It was only the latest...
In this article: Colombia, Caracas, Latin America, Barack Obama, Venezuela, U.S., and Inflation
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Israel's Peres: Chavez, Ahmadinejad will fall
...and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long. Speaking at a forum in Argentina Tuesday, Peres said both Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gone crazy over oil, which he says is not bad to sell but "really...
In this article: Shimon Peres, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Israel, Venezuela, Argentina, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Iran, Latin America, and Buenos Aires
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Independent.co.uk - World | 5 days ago
Chavez to 'seed' clouds with rain
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing. Chavez, who has asked...
In this article: Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Orinoco, Iodine, Surgery, Silver, Havana, Caracas, and Cuba
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
Chavez asking Cubans to 'bomb clouds' amid drought
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he will join a team of Cuban scientists on flights to "bomb clouds" to create rain amid a severe drought that has aroused public anger due to water and electricity rationing.
In this article: Fidel Castro, Venezuela, Orinoco, Caracas, Iodine, Surgery, and Silver
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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to trade summit
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez is inviting former Cuban leader Fidel Castro to next month's meeting of the regional ALBA trade bloc being held in Havana. Chavez says Castro is well enough to attend the conference in...
In this article: Fidel Castro, Surgery, David Choquehuanca, Venezuela, Havana, Caracas, Colombia, and U.S.
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Chavez blames US pact with Colombia for tensions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at an agreement for American troops to use more Colombian military bases on Friday, accusing the U.S. of aiming to start a conflict and urging his military to be...
In this article: U.S., Colombia, Venezuela, Caracas, Imperialism, 007, James Bond, Barack Obama, and Latin America
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Colombia takes Chavez war talk to Security Council
...- Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighboring Venezuela to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighboring country, told his army to get ready to fight. For months Chavez has said...
In this article: Colombia, U.N. Security Council, Venezuela, United States, Alvaro Uribe, Bogota, Washington, Singapore, and Jaime Bermudez
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader's government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela. Tachira state...
In this article: Venezuela, Colombia, U.N. Security Council, Organization of American States, U.S., and Caracas
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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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