DEC. 6, 1998 On this date, Venezuelans elected as their president Hugo Chávez, a military officer who was imprisoned after taking part in a coup attempt."His victory reflected the discontent ...

In his 11-year rule, Venezuelan strong-man Hugo Chávez has outlasted all manner of angry foes, conspirators, and mounting chaos. Until now. As he loses control of a shrinking economy, his Teflon ...

If something isn't done to prevent it, we'll likely be facing an emerging nuclear threat from President Hugo Chavez's Venezuela sometime in the next 10 years.

Meanwhile, on the civic front, many have argued that Chavez's hold on state institutions stifled free speech and silenced his opponents. The last time Gallup polled Venezuelans on free speech ...

Hugo Chavez: Admired and despised by readers. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; ... “Indeed, it’s a sad time in Venezuela, as Chavez lost his battle with cancer this week.

Sean Penn and other Hollywood stars are grieving the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whose death at age 58 was announced on Tuesday, March 5. "I lost a friend I was blessed to have, and ...

He's a writer at The New Yorker magazine, and he joins us now by phone from Dorset, England. You can find a link to his New Yorker obituary for Hugo Chavez on our website. Jon, welcome to the program.

There has never been a shortage of bereaved mothers in the sprawling, violent Caracas barrio known as Catia. But these days the sidewalks seem haunted by legions of women like Luz Marina Morón ...

Hugo Chavez and his allies are tightening their grips, ... You can unsubscribe at any time. ... In The Magazine June 27 2025 Issue.

The Scrapbook confesses that it takes a certain unhealthy interest in recent accounts of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chávez’s exhumation of the corpse of Simón Bolivar. No disrespect to the ...