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Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías [b] (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː v ɛ z /; Spanish: [ˈuɣo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβes ˈfɾi.as] ⓘ; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002.
In February 2009, Chavez ordered the military to temporarily seize control of all the rice processing plants in the country and force them to produce at full capacity, which he claimed they had been avoiding in response to the price caps. [49] In May 2010, Chavez ordered the military to seize 120 tons of food from Empresas Polar. [50]
The foreign policy of the Hugo Chávez administration concerns the policy initiatives made by Venezuela under its former President, Hugo Chávez, towards other states.. Chávez's foreign policy may be roughly divided into that concerned with United States-Venezuela relations and that concerned with Venezuela's relations with other states, particularly those in Latin America and developing ...
Generals who opposed Chavez notified U.S. officials of the impending coup, with one official noting they were not seeking U.S. approval but rather simply providing advanced knowledge. [10] In March 2002 only days after United States ambassador to Venezuela Charles Shapiro began his duties in Venezuela and just weeks before the coup attempt ...
He did whatever the boss wanted, and then when the boss died, he became the boss. Bland observations that Chávez was merely a "messiah" or a "populist" dishonor the victims of the Venezuelan tragedy.
The San Carlos military stockade, where Hugo Chávez was held after attempting a coup-d'état in 1992. In the process of resisting the coup attempts, government agents were reported to have killed 40 people, both civilians and surrendered rebels, either as extrajudicial executions or with disproportionate force. [26]
The death of Hugo Chávez, 45th president of Venezuela, was announced by government officials to have been on 5 March 2013 at 16:25 VET (20:55 UTC) in Caracas, Venezuela from cancer at the age of 58. His death triggered a presidential election which was constitutionally required to be called within 30 days.
Hugo Chávez, imprisoned for his role in the February 1992 coup attempt, was among those released. By 1998, the economic crisis had grown even worse. Per capita GDP was at the same level as 1963, down a third from its 1978 peak; the purchasing power of the average salary was a third of its 1978 level.