The first rule of Parliament Fight Club is try not to be among the opposition. On the evening of April 30, members of …
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US Man Detained in Venezuelan Post-vote Crackdown
(CARACAS, Venezuela) — A 35-year-old filmmaker from California has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting postelection violence on behalf of the U.S. government.
President Nicolas Maduro …
After Venezuela’s Election, Chavistas and the Opposition Ready for Long Fight
On a hill in west of Caracas, the 23 de Enero slum stands as the flagship of Hugo Chávez’s socialist dream. His body currently lies in a military museum here which overlooks el comandante‘s former presidential home, …
In Caracas, Tensions Simmer over Venezuelan Election
In the immediate aftermath of Venezuela’s tightly contested presidential election this past Sunday, supporters of Venezuela opposition leader Henrique Capriles demanded a recount after a slim electoral defeat to Nicolas Maduro,
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Venezuela’s Election: Even if Nicolás Maduro Won, He Lost
Here is the one unmistakable reality of Sunday’s special presidential election in Venezuela: even if Nicolás Maduro won, he lost. This race had a rarefied gauge, and it wasn’t simply the vote tally. It was whether the …
The Chavistas Hang On to Venezuela’s Presidency
The final count was closer than most people expected but Chavez’s anointed successor takes the election.
(MORE: Venezuela’s Election: Even If Nicolás Maduro Won, He Lost)
In Hugo Chávez’s Heartland, the Dead President Rules Supreme
Under the sweltering sun of Venezuela’s Los Llanos, a vast savannah famous for its cowboys and revolutionaries, 60-year-old Adán Chávez speaks passionately to a crowd of red-clad supporters. In his voice and rhetoric trembles …
After Chávez’s Death, Venezuelans Mourn and Look to an Uncertain Future
The mood outside the Dr. Carlos Arvelo military hospital was somber. Women crowded the entrance, sobbing. Grim-faced men looked on. Many stood in stunned silence while motorbikes streamed by, their horns honking. When approached, …
Remembering Hugo Chávez: A Demagogue’s Career in Quotes
The Venezuelan President was known for his vociferous, colorful rhetoric.
Venezuelans Mourn the Death of Hugo Chavez
Venezuelans mourn the passing of the charismatic, controversial President known as ‘El Comandante’.
Death Comes for el Comandante: Hugo Chávez (1954–2013)
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 58, after a long and …
Venezuela’s Future: Whose Health Is Worse—Hugo Chávez’s or the Opposition’s?
President Hugo Chávez is reportedly holed up on the ninth floor of Caracas’ Dr Carlos Arvelo military hospital, where a giant poster of his face beams down from its manila-colored walls. But the portrait belies the deep …
Hugo Chávez’s Absence Deepens Venezuela’s Sense of Crisis
When Venezuelan authorities announced a long-overdue devaluation of their currency last week, ministers insisted that the command had come directly from President Hugo Chávez. “We have taken this as a presidential order,” …
