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Venezuela Primer Pt. 1: Why Did Venezuelans Elect Hugo Chávez?

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February 4, 2019

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Over and over again US media outlets make the claim that Venezuela was the "jewel of Latin America" before Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998 and that his election marked the country's downfall. In part 1 of this Venezuela primer, on the 20th anniversary of Chavez first taking office on February 2, 1999, we look at what led up to his election

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