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30 Cards in this Set
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What country did the United States favor, in opposition to Venezuela, for the open seat at the UN Security Council in 2006?
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Guatemala
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What year did Hugo Chavez orchestrate a failed coup against then-president Carlos Andres Perez?
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1992
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What year was Hugo Chavez first elected president?
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1988
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What is the name of the Venezuelan presidential palace?
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Miraflores
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How many years did Chavez spend in Yare prison?
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2
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Which president pardoned Chavez after his release from prison?
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President Rafael Caldera
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With what percentage of the vote did Chavez win the presidency in 1998?
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56%
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When did Venezuelans vote to create a new constitution?
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July 1999
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What new name did the 1999 constitution give Venezuela?
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Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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How many years did the new constitution give a presidential term, from the previous 5?
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6
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In what year was Chavez first RE elected?
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2000
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In what year did Chavez experience a coup attempt by the military?
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2002
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Who was Venezuela's interim president during the 2002 coup?
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Pedro Carmona
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How long did Carmona hold onto power?
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5 days
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When did the massive PDVSA strike begin?
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December 2, 2002
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What did Chavez' 'Mission Robinson' promote?
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Children's reading, writing, and math
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Who did Chavez' 'Mission Guaicaipuro' seek to help?
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Venezuela's indigenous
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What did 'Mission Sucre' promote?
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Higher education
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Who did 'Mission Ribas' target?
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high-school dropouts
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What group was most active in collecting signatures for the anti-Chavez referendum?
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Sumate
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What National Assembly member made the identities of the petition signers public?
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Luis Tason
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When was the recall vote held?
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August 15, 2004
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What percentage voted to 'no' to the recall attempt?
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59%
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What did 'Mission Identity' promote?
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fast track voter registration of immigrants
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What did 'Mission Miranda' establish?
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national citizen militia
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When did Chavez declare that the FTAA is 'dead'?
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March 4, 2005
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When did Chavez ban the Christian group 'New Tribes Mission' from the country?
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October 2005
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What does 'Mission Zamora' promote?
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land reform
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What did 'Mission Mercal' set up?
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government-subsidized grocery stores
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Who does 'Mission Piar' seek to benefit?
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small-scale miners
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