The socialist leader had been in power since 1998. March 5, 2013— -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez died today at 4:25 p.m., Caracas time, according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

Barbara Walters interviews Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. March 15, 2007 — -- ABC News' Barbara Walters sits down with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela for an interview in which Chavez ...

Hugo Chavez speaks to people gathered at the Plaza Caracas on Feb. 4, 1998 in Caracas, Venezuela during celebrations for the anniverary of the 1992 coup. A ban on visiting the United States and the ...

CARACAS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday he will pardon opponents accused of participating in a coup that ousted him briefly five years ago, a conciliatory move ...

1975 – Joins Venezuela’s Army. 1990 – Lieutenant Colonel in the Venezuelan Army. February 4, 1992-March 26, 1994 – Is imprisoned for a coup attempt against President Carlos Andres Perez. 1994 – Forms ...

In 1998, a passionate majority of Venezuelans elected a new president. His name was Hugo Chavez, and he was the first leader in generations to come from outside the ruling class. He vowed to ...

In the early 1990s, Venezuela was gripped by unprecedented political chaos when a group of high-ranking officers, led by Hugo Chavez, launched a violent coup against President Carlos Andrés Pérez.

US policy in Latin America has included coup attempts and economic intervention. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the US shouldn-t meddle in other country-s affairs. How should the Bush ...

Like his idol, Fidel Castro, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was one of the most garrulous and pugnacious leaders Latin America has ever known. That makes his death in Caracas today, March 5, at age ...

The coup also turned Chavez more decidedly against the U.S. government, which had swiftly recognized the provisional leader who briefly replaced him. He created political and trade alliances that ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced a U.S.-backed effort to ease Honduras' coup crisis on Friday as a second day of negotiations ended without a deal between rival ...