Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chavez was president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013. If it was not for his death due to cancer, he would probably still be president of the country. He was known to be a very charismatic, ambitious, and a strong leader that many loved him immensely. Even people who are usually under represented in most Latin American countries such as women or natives followed him. In “Barrio Women and Popular Politics in Chavez’s Venezuela” by Sujatha Fernandes, the author talks about the many ways Chavez helped women not only get into political roles but give them jobs. For example, in INAMUJER, the states women’s agency in Venezuela, women have been followers of the Chavez movement, by being part of his party, mass organizations, and work unions all…

The legacy of the late president Hugo Chavez has left a lingering momentum within many impoverished regions of Venezuela. His compelling and inflammatory rhetoric derived from socialist theory, proved to move the masses during his nearly fifteen-year regime. In academic literature, the Chavez government has been alluded to using ‘populism’ to push their radical agenda. The term ‘populism’ can be defined as an economic strategy that promotes civil unrest, to compel ‘the people’ to rebel against…

falling dominoes with one chip left standing. Unfortunately, the last hope of Latin America’s success, Venezuela, came to be just another fallen victim of socialism. Venezuela before the reign of Hugo Chavez had a functioning democracy, a developing economy, and a substantially growing middle class. This country was advancing in education, healthcare, foreign investments, and with a rich oil deposit. What went wrong? Although it was not a perfect country at the time, Venezuela had a definite…

Venezuela is socialist country but lately is has been in a bad financial situation. Russia has helped Venezuela for the past year. The president from Russia is not sure whether he should lend more money to help with Venezuela financial or to just back out and let them deal with it on their own. Venezuela is in at least more than$65 billion in debt included all the expenses with state oil and gas companies. If Russia keeps helping Venezuela, and it could reduce its dept. Before, when Hugo Chavez…

After undergoing Chavismo for twelve years, the truth is unveiling itself and the faults and errors of Hugo Chávez are understood. Infusions of chas funneleed intno social programs, the signs of decay are all evidnet eventhough Venezuela had underwent the largest oil boom in its history. During Chavismo, The policies and idiologies of Hugo Chávez (Oxford Dictionary, n.d.), the number of homocides had reached an unimaginable extent. Reports indicate that during an average weekend there are more…

Venezuela’s change in presidency and governmental representatives have caused major negative effects to not only the people but the environment around them. Hugo Chavez’s death was the worst thing that could have happened to them. They have since been under another president who has seen a once prominent nation with many resources dwindle to poverty and serious political struggles. Declining oil prices, 500% inflation plague, and failed economic policies have cost this ,once wealthy nation, a…

big mountain range running through the country (CIA 1). Venezuelan government has had problems. According to the CIA, there current government is a Federal Presidential Republic. A Federal Presidential Republic is a type of government that is head of state and leads the executive branch. According to Geoffrey Clavel and Benjamin Hue writers for the Huffington Post, former president Hugo Chavez had tried to led socialist revolution. By many he was seen as a dictator because of ties to the…

The Venezuelan Bolivar Case Write-Up During the early 2000’s, the destabilization of the Venezuelan Bolivar had tumultuous effects on the Venezuelan people and the business environment. Since Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998, there were repeated recalls, resignations, coups, and reappointments in the Venezuelan government. Increased political risk and decrease business confidence in Venezuela caused the Bolivar to significantly decline in value during these times. Investors sought to…

He was the founder of the Fifth Republic Movement and later the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The "Bolivarian Revolution" is named after Simón Bolívar, an early 19th-century Venezuelan and Latin American revolutionary leader, prominent in the Spanish American wars of independence in achieving the independence of most of northern South America from Spanish rule. According to Chávez and other supporters, the "Bolivarian Revolution" seeks to build a mass movement to implement…

Historical Background This economic crisis didn’t just appear in 2013, the core of this problem dates back to 1998. This year is when Hugo Chavez was elected president of Venezuela, he main goal was to help fix the poverty problems among the country’s former citizens. At the time, there was a major issue with the inequality between the rich and the poor. Chavez took advantage of the country’s booming oil industry to create social programs to help balance the inequality amongst the rich and poor…