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Hugo Chavez

Chavez's brand of democratic socialism has earned him persona non grata status with the Bush administration. As demand for his country's oil grows, will the Venezuelan prez and a skeptical West learn to play nice, or will his penchant for nationalization keep him permanently on the outs?

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June 2009
- OAS Votes to Readmit Cuba
  
  Associated Press | Jun 3, 09 2:54 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - The Organization of American States voted today to revoke a 1962 measure expelling communist Cuba, reversing a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere. It was not immediately clear if the ministers set democratic reform or human-rights conditions on Cuba's return to full participation in the organization, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had urged. More »
- Chavez: CIA Tried to Kill Me
  
  Associated Press | Jun 2, 09 9:35 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Hugo Chavez today alleged that US intelligence agencies were behind a purported assassination plot that prevented him from visiting El Salvador. The Venezuelan president had planned to attend the inauguration of President Mauricio Funes in the Central American nation yesterday, but canceled his trip because of the alleged plot. "I don't doubt that the intelligence organizations of the United States are behind this," Chavez said. More »
May 2009
- Chavez Cuts TV Debate After Row With Writer
  
  BBC | May 31, 09 7:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cancelled an edition of his TV show after a confrontation with famous Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, reports the BBC. Chavez had challenged Vargas Llosa to hold a televised debate with pro-Chavez academics. In a volley of insults, Vargas Llosa responded that he would only debate Chavez directly. The Chavez program, Alo Presidente , is expected to resume today. More »
- Chávez Begins 4-Day Talkathon
  
  BBC | May 29, 09 6:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hugo Chávez is on the air for the first part of his four-day talk show marathon, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Venezuelan president's rambling television broadcast. As the BBC reports, today's Alo Presidente got under way in an electrical plant in the country's west, where Chávez regaled supporters with his opinions on the global economic crisis, corruption, and energy production. More »
- Hugo Chavez Stoked for 4-Day TV Talkshow
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 28, 09 5:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - That wacky Hugo Chavez is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his weekly talkshow, Alo Presidente, by taking to the airwaves—for four solid days, the Guardian reports. Starting today, the unscripted show will be in segments "like a soap opera," Chavez promises. Viewers expect the Venezuelan president's usual mix of singing, salty jokes, ramblings about Latin American history, and hiring and firing of government officials. Not everyone's warming up their remote—"Four days of circus," bemoans a major newspaper. More »
- Chavez Hints at Ditching OAS to Form Cuba Partnership
  
  Associated Press | May 26, 09 5:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuela would jump at the chance to join Cuba as an Organization of American States outcast, reports the AP. The never-shy Hugo Chavez claims the OAS, which suspended Cuba in 1962, serves US interests and says the two countries could form an alternative regional group. Cuba's foreign minister agreed, calling for Latin America and Caribbean states to form a body that "serves our people rather than the Empire." More »
- Chavez Takes Control of Iron, Steel Firms
  
  AFP | May 22, 09 6:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hugo Chavez has ordered the nationalization of several large iron and steel companies in Venezuela, AFP reports. The president said the takeovers marked the start of a "process of nationalization to create an industrial complex." The move, which follows the nationalization of 39 oil service providers, would help build a "solid platform of socialism," Chavez said. More »
- Chávez Targets Cable Station as Tensions Rise
  
  Washington Post | May 15, 09 7:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuela is taking steps to shut down an anti-Chávez TV news station as tensions continue to grow between the government and opposition. Authorities have accused the station of "media terrorism" by covering an earthquake before the government released an official report. Three months after winning a referendum that allows him to run for president indefinitely, Chávez is taking an increasingly tough line, reports the Washington Post . More »
- Chavez Tightens Grip on Oil Industry
  
  BBC | May 8, 09 6:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is stepping up state control of his nation's oil industry, the BBC reports. The president has announced plans to seize the assets of some foreign oil contractors who threatened to stop work in protest over unpaid bills, and the country's national assembly has approved measures to nationalize all companies providing services to the industry. More »
April 2009
- Polo Horses' Owner Also Mysterious
  
  Time | Apr 23, 09 12:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Exactly what killed 21 polo horses in Florida is not known, but details of their enigmatic owner are emerging in spades. Victor Vargas has succeeded at the tricky proposition of banking in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, and tried the US market—with less-than-stellar results. In 1993, he had to settle with the Fed for $1.5 million, and can’t invest here without government permission. Time takes a look at the secretive multimillionaire. More »
- Penn: Rush, Cheney 'Among Greatest Cowards' Ever
  
  Huffington Post | Apr 21, 09 10:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sean Penn is a little agitated about all the abuse President Obama is taking for shaking hands with Hugo Chavez. It's nothing but the "posturing of our nation's most bitter and humanly impotent voices," he writes in the Huffington Post. Obama should have been tougher goes the refrain from Newt Gingrich, Dick Cheney, and others. "All wimps think playing a tough guy is done in one-note coldness," he writes. As for Penn, "I applaud an American president who's tough enough—to smile." More »
- Hugo's Gift Keeps on Selling
  
  BBC | Apr 20, 09 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hugo Chavez has done for a book on the exploitation of Latin America what Bo did for Portuguese water dogs, the BBC reports. Eduardo Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent has gone from 54,295th to second on Amazon’s sales charts since the Venezuelan leader presented it to President Obama on Saturday. More »
- Obama Defends Handshake, Urges Cuba to Free Prisoners
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 19, 09 3:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama defended his friendly chat with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and asked Cuba to free its political prisoners, the Wall Street Journal reports. At the close of the Summit of the America's today, Obama brushed off Republican criticism, saying that turning a new page with Venezuela and Cuba represents "an opportunity for frank dialogue on a range of issues." More »
- Chavez Reappoints Ambassador to US
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 19, 09 4:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has reappointed an ambassador to the US, reports the Wall Street Journal . Pending approval from Washington, the post will be the first exchange of diplomats between the two countries since Venezuela ejected its American ambassador last year in solidarity with Bolivia. The move is yet another signal from Chavez that he hopes to smooth Bush-era tensions with the US. More »
- Latin Leaders Praise Obama on Cuba, Press for More
  
  Reuters | Apr 18, 09 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Latin American and Caribbean leaders praised President Obama today for reaching out to Cuba and urged him to end America's trade embargo with the communist nation, Reuters reports. After Brazil, Venezuela, and Caribbean nations applauded Obama's call for a "new beginning with Cuba" at a summit in Port of Spain, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pressed Obama to "advance rapidly" toward that goal. More »
- Chavez Gives Obama Book —on Colonial Oppression
  
  Politico | Apr 18, 09 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave President Obama a Spanish-language book today about the historical ravages visited on Latin America by colonial powers, Politico reports. The English title of the 1971 book by Eduardo Galeano is The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent. The gift came as Obama met with Chavez and other Latin American leaders. More »
- Chavez to Obama: 'I Want to Be Your Friend'
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 17, 09 8:40 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama smiled and shook hands with Hugo Chavez today, only a month after the anti-American Venezuelan leader called Obama "ignorant," the Times of London reports. "I want to be your friend," said Chavez today. The White House had said Obama would not meet personally with Chavez at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad, but was open to a spontaneous conversation. More »
- Chinese Influence Grows in Latin America
  
  New York Times | Apr 16, 09 9:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stepping into a gap created by the 1-2 punch of Bush administration neglect and worldwide recession, China is pumping billions of dollars into Latin America, helping to shore up slowing economies while the US plays catch-up in the region, the New York Times reports. "This is how the balance of power shifts quietly during times of crisis," said a Clinton-era Commerce Department official. More »
- Chavez Looks to Smooth Tensions with US
  
  Reuters | Apr 5, 09 5:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez indicated yesterday that he hopes to ease tensions between his leftist government and the US, reports Reuters. The Cuba ally has long been a vocal critic of American policies, famously calling former President Bush "the devil" and dismissing Barack Obama as an "ignoramus." But with the two presidents set to meet at a summit this month in Trinidad, Chavez is now looking to smooth things over. "I'm willing to use the reset button," he said. More »
- Chavez Rounding Up Top Political Foes
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 3, 09 7:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Venezuelan government arrested opposition figure Raúl Baduel yesterday, the second such move in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Baduel, a former defense minister and ally of President Hugo Chavez, helped restore the president to power after a coup in 2002, but he helped rally opposition to his reelection in 2007. Last month, Chavez sought an arrest warrant for his 2006 opponent, Manuel Rosales, sending him into hiding. More »

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Visiting Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, right, meets the State Duma, the lower parliament house leaders, Moscow, Friday, June 29, 2007, with parliament speaker Sergei Gryzlov at left. The Duma unexpectedly denied Chavez permission to address a plenary session _ limiting him to a chat with parliament leaders in a smaller...

Visiting Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, right, meets the State Duma, the lower parliament house leaders, Moscow, Friday, June 29, 2007, with parliament speaker Sergei Gryzlov at left. The Duma unexpectedly... (Associated Press)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures speaking at a meeting in the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow, Friday, June 29, 2007. Hugo Chavez expressed hope on Friday that a road map for cooperation with Russia would be ready soon. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures speaking at a meeting in the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow, Friday, June 29, 2007. Hugo Chavez expressed hope on Friday that a road map for... (Associated Press)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez looks at a Cossack sabre he was presented with during his visit to the Rostov Helicopter Plant in Rostov-on-Don, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, Saturday, June 30, 2007. (AP Photo)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez looks at a Cossack sabre he was presented with during his visit to the Rostov Helicopter Plant in Rostov-on-Don, about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, Saturday,... (Associated Press)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez leaves a plane on arrival in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, June 29, 2007. Chavez arrived in Belarus for meetings and possible talks about an air defense system equipped with radar and anti-aircraft missiles. ( AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez leaves a plane on arrival in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, June 29, 2007. Chavez arrived in Belarus for meetings and possible talks about an air defense system equipped with... (Associated Press)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, welcomes his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, during an official welcoming ceremony for him, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, welcomes his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, during an official welcoming ceremony for him, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) (Associated Press)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during an official welcoming ceremony for him in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during an official welcoming ceremony for him in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) (Associated Press)

Brazil's coach Dunga smiles during the last training session before the Copa America final soccer match on Sunday, July 15 against Argentina in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Saturday, July 14, 2007. On the background is a banner with the image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez)

Brazil's coach Dunga smiles during the last training session before the Copa America final soccer match on Sunday, July 15 against Argentina in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Saturday, July 14, 2007. On the background... (Associated Press)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a replica of the Copa America soccer tournament in Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Monday, July 16, 2007. Venezuela hosted the 2007 Copa America soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a replica of the Copa America soccer tournament in Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Monday, July 16, 2007. Venezuela hosted the 2007 Copa America soccer... (Associated Press)

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Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (IPA: ['u%u0270o rafa'el 't%u0283a%u03B2es 'f%u027Eias]) (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. As the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Chávez promotes his vision of democratic socialism,[1] Latin American integration, and anti-imperialism. He is also...

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