In the Shadow of the Liberator: Hugo Chávez and the Transformation of VenezuelaVerso, 2000 - 246 من الصفحات The spectre of Simon Bolivar hovers once again over Latin America as the aims and ambitions of the Liberator are taken up by Comandante Hugo Chavez, the charismatic and controversial President of Venezuela. Welcomed by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential saviour, and greeted by Washington with considerable alarm, this former golpista-turned-democrat has already begun the most wide-ranging transformation of oil-rich Venezuela for 500 years, and has dramatically affected the political debate throughout Latin America. |
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... coup . The coup bore no resemblance to the idea we had previously discussed with him that the civilian population should take an active part . . . As a result , when he announced his plan , one of those present at the meeting said ...
... coup . The coup bore no resemblance to the idea we had previously discussed with him that the civilian population should take an active part . . . As a result , when he announced his plan , one of those present at the meeting said ...
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... coup . His speech was followed by one from Aristóbulo Istúriz , a former leader of the teachers ' union and a Congressman from La Causa R. Like Caldera , Istúriz was rewarded for his outspoken views by the electorate . He was later ...
... coup . His speech was followed by one from Aristóbulo Istúriz , a former leader of the teachers ' union and a Congressman from La Causa R. Like Caldera , Istúriz was rewarded for his outspoken views by the electorate . He was later ...
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... coup , and with no attention paid to the July report , Admiral Grüber's faction began to plot a new coup . Those included in his conspiracy were Cabrera from the navy , Visconti from the air force , and a number of civilian contacts ...
... coup , and with no attention paid to the July report , Admiral Grüber's faction began to plot a new coup . Those included in his conspiracy were Cabrera from the navy , Visconti from the air force , and a number of civilian contacts ...
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Map of Venezuela | 1 |
a game of baseball in Havana | 25 |
The military promotions of Hugo Chávez | 34 |
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