Is President Chavez the new Fidel Castro? Is Venezuela the new Cuba? Elected by an overwhelming popular mandate in 1998, Hugo Chavez is now one of Latin America's most controversial political figures. In this exclusive interview, Chavez expresses a fiercely nationalist vision for Venezuela and a com[...]
In this extraordinary encounter with Che Guevara's daughter Aleida, Chavez explains his fiercely nationalist vision for Venezuela and a united Latin America, Venezuela's new democratic constitution, and his country's relations with the United States and Cuba.Included is an exclusive interview with G[...]
The inside story of Hugo Chavez's rule and complex legacy
Few leaders in our time have been as divisive and enigmatic as the late Hugo Chavez. In "Comandante," acclaimed journalist Rory Carroll tells the inside story of Chavez's life, his time as Venezuela's president, and his legacy. Based on [...]
The emergence of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela has revived analysis of one of Latin America's most enduring political traditions - populism. Yet Latin America has changed since the heyday of Peron and Evita. Globalisation, implemented through harsh IMF inspired Structural Adjustment Programmes, has taken[...]
When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned. In an age where most politicians inspire only apathy and cynicism, Chavez's popularity, radicalism and vibrant personality were truly unique. Released one year after Chavez's unexpected death, this drama[...]
El 18 de febrero de 2013, el presidente Hugo Chavez regresaba a Venezuela luego de mas de dos meses de ausencia. Convaleciente y sin voz, sus posibilidades de retornar a la vida politica activa eran minimas. El 8 de diciembre habia nombrado a Nicolas Maduro ministro de Asuntos Exteriores y vicepresi[...]
During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, political dictators were not only popular in their own countries, but were also admired by numerous highly educated and idealistic Western intellectuals. The objects of this political hero-worship included Benito Mussolini, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stali[...]
During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, political dictators were not only popular in their own countries, but were also admired by numerous highly educated and idealistic Western intellectuals. The objects of this political hero-worship included Benito Mussolini, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stali[...]
Audacious, provocative, and bombastic, few world politicians are as colorful as Hugo Chavez, now making international news for his plans to nationalize U.S. owned businesses and his bold opposition to Washington's economic and trade policies. As Venezuela gains importance as the fifth largest oil ex[...]
In the aftermath of Hugo Chavez's death, the inside story of his life, his Venezuela, and his legacy.
Hugo Chavez was a phenomenon. He has been compared to Napoleon, Nasser, Peron, and Castro, but the truth is there has never been a leader like him. He was democratically elected, reigned like a[...]
The authorative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chavez places the country's controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior,[...]
Popular and divisive President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela introduces this collection of the writings by the historic namesake of his own 'Bolivarian Revolution'. The Venezuelan revolutionary Simon Bolivar, also known as El Libertador, sought to lead Latin America to independence from the Spanish in th[...]