Hugo Chávez
![Chávez in 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Hugo_Rafael_Ch%C3%A1vez_Fr%C3%ADas.jpeg)
Born into a middle-class family in Sabaneta, Barinas, Chávez became a career military officer and, after becoming dissatisfied with the Venezuelan political system based on the Puntofijo Pact, he founded the clandestine Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200) in the early 1980s. Chávez led the MBR-200 in its unsuccessful coup d'état against the Democratic Action government of President Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1992, for which he was imprisoned. Pardoned from prison two years later, he founded the Fifth Republic Movement political party, and then receiving 56.2% of the vote, was elected president of Venezuela in 1998. He was re-elected in 2000 with 59.8% of the vote and again in 2006 with 62.8% of the vote. After winning his fourth term as president in the October 2012 presidential election with 55.1% of the vote, he was to be sworn in on 10 January 2013. However, the inauguration was postponed due to his cancer treatment, and on 5 March at age 58, he died in Caracas.
Following the adoption of a new constitution in 1999, Chávez focused on enacting social reforms as part of the Bolivarian Revolution. Using record-high oil revenues of the 2000s, his government nationalized key industries, created participatory democratic Communal Councils and implemented social programs known as the Bolivarian missions to expand access to food, housing, healthcare and education. The high oil profits coinciding with the start of Chavez's presidency resulted in temporary improvements in areas such as poverty, literacy, income equality and quality of life between primarily 2003 and 2007, though extensive changes in structural inequalities did not occur. On 2 June 2010, Chávez declared an "economic war" on Venezuela's upper classes due to shortages, arguably beginning the crisis in Venezuela. By the end of Chávez's presidency in the early 2010s, economic actions performed by his government during the preceding decade, such as deficit spending and price controls, proved to be unsustainable, with Venezuela's economy faltering. At the same time, poverty, inflation and shortages increased.
Under Chávez, Venezuela experienced democratic backsliding, as he suppressed the press, manipulated electoral laws, and arrested and exiled government critics. His use of enabling acts and his government's use of propaganda were controversial. Chávez's presidency saw significant increases in the country's murder rate and continued corruption within the police force and government.
Across the political spectrum, Chávez is regarded as one of the most influential and controversial politicians in the modern history of Venezuela and Latin America. His 14-year presidency marked the start of the socialist "pink tide" sweeping Latin Americahe supported Latin American and Caribbean cooperation and was instrumental in setting up the pan-regional Union of South American Nations, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, the Bank of the South and the regional television network TeleSUR. Internationally, Chávez aligned himself with the Marxist–Leninist governments of Fidel and then Raúl Castro in Cuba, as well as the socialist governments of Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. Chávez's ideas, programs, and style form the basis of "Chavismo", a political ideology closely associated with Bolivarianism and socialism of the 21st century. Chávez described his policies as anti-imperialist, being a prominent adversary of the United States's foreign policy as well as a vocal critic of neoliberalism and ''laissez-faire'' capitalism. He described himself as a Marxist. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 20 results of 32 for search 'Chávez Frías, Hugo', query time: 0.07s
Refine Results
-
1
Understanding the Venezuelan revolution : Hugo Chávez talks to Marta Harnecker by Chávez Frías, Hugo
New York : Monthly Review Press, 2005Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
2
Del nacionalismo revolucionario al socialismo by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Buenos Aires : Ediciones Madres de Plaza de Mayo, 2005
1. ed.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
3
Chávez--después del golpe y el sabotaje petrolero by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Buenos Aires : Capital Intelectual, 2003Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
4
Betrayal : how union bosses shake down their members and corrupt American politics by Chávez Frías, Hugo
New York, N.Y. : Crown Forum, 2004
1st ed.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
5
Aló presidente teórico by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Barinas, Venezuela : Instituto de Altos Estudios del Pensamiento del Comandante Supremo Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, 2017Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
6
Tercer motor : Moral y Luces, educación con valores socialistas : juramentación del Consejo Presidencial Moral y Luces, Sala Ríos Reyna - Teatro Teresa Carreño, jueves, 25 de e... by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Caracas : República Bolivariana de Venezuela, 2007Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
7
The fascist coup against Venezuela : "the life of the homeland is at stake here" : speeches and addresses, December 2002-January 2003 by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Havana, Cuba : Ediciones Plaza, 2003
2nd ed. augm.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
8
Chávez, Venezuela and the new Latin America : an interview with Hugo Chávez by Chávez Frías, Hugo
New York, NY : Ocean Press, 2005
1st ed.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
9
Nos declaramos contra el imperialismo : del discurso pronunciado luego de la marcha por la paz y contra el imperialismo, Avenida Bolívar de Caracas, 16 de mayo de 2004 by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Caracas : Ministerio del Comunicacion e Informacion, 2006Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
10
Taller de Alto Nivel "El nuevo mapa estratégico" 12 y 13 de noviembre de 2004 : intervenciones del Presidente de la República, Hugo Chávez Frías/ [Hugo Chávez Frías ; editado... by Chávez Frías, Hugo
[Caracas?] : Ministerio de Comunicación e Información, Gobierno Bolivariano, 2004Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
11
Pensamiento petrolero del comandante Chávez by Chávez Frías, Hugo
[Caracas?] : Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Petróleo y Minería : PDVSA, 2013Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
12
Hugo Chávez Frías : un hombre, un pueblo by Chávez Frías, Hugo
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
13
Hugo Chávez y los pueblos indígenas : ideas y discursos by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Caracas, Venezuela : Instituto de Altos Estudios del Pensamiento del Comandante Supremo Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, 2017Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
14
A la mujer venezolana : siete discursos del Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela by Chávez Frías, Hugo
[Caracas, Venezuela] : Instituto Nacional de la Mujer, 2009
2da. ed. ampliada.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
15
Hugo Chávez : pensamiento histórico y geopolítico by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Buenos Aires : Editorial Biblos, 2014
Primera edición.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
16
Toda la patria, una escuela : acto con motivo de la juramentación de brigadistas del tercer motor constituyente Moral y Luces, Sala Ríos Reyna-Teatro Teresa Carreño, viernes, 2... by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Caracas : República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información, 2007Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
17
Venezuela del 04F-92 al 06D-98 : habla el comandante Hugo Chávez Frías by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Caracas : Catedra Pio Tamayo, CEHA/IIES/FACES/UCV, 1998Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
18
El golpe fascista contra Venezuela : "aquí está en juego la vida de la patria" : discursos e intervenciones, diciembre de 2002-enero de 2003 by Chávez Frías, Hugo
La Habana : Ediciones Plaza, 2003
2. ed. ampliada.Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
19
La unidad Latinoamericana by Chávez Frías, Hugo
Melbourne ; New York : Ocean Sur, 2006Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?> -
20
Hugo Chávez Frías : un hombre, un pueblo : [entrevista] by Chávez Frías, Hugo
La Habana : Editorial de Ciencias Sociales, 2002Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Format: Book
//IF NOT LOGGED IN - FORCE LOGIN ?>
//ELSE THEY ARE LOGGED IN PROCEED WITH THE OPEN URL CODE:?>
Search Tools:
Related Subjects
Politics and government
Presidents
History
Social policy
Socialism
Foreign relations
Economic policy
Budget
Economic conditions
Finance, Public
Fiscal policy
Speeches
Speeches, addresses, etc., Venezuelan
Anti-imperialist movements
Capitalism
Civil-military relations
Communication in politics
Democratization
Diplomatic relations
Economic aspects
Government policy
Government relations
Ideology
Imperialism
Indians of South America
Indians, Treatment of
Insurgency
Labor unions
Legal status, laws, etc
Microblogs