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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 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 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.
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.
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 ...
The early life of Hugo Chávez spans the first twenty-one years (1954–1975) of the former President of Venezuela's life. Leader of the " Bolivarian Revolution ", Hugo Chávez is known for his socialist governance, his promotion of Latin American integration, and his radical critique of neoliberal globalization and United States foreign policy .
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.
As a military cadet, Hugo Chávez was "a celebrant of the Bolivarian passion story". [8] Chávez relied upon the ideas of Bolívar and on Bolívar as a popular symbol later in his military career as he put together his MBR-200 movement which would become a vehicle for his 1992 coup-attempt.