Tag: Venezuela

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New Pope Francis gets less than warm greeting from Venezuela

Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a bristly relationship with the institutional Catholic Church in Rome, and in Caracas. So, while much of Latin America has been celebrating a South American being installed as Pope Francis, reaction in Venezuela has been muted....
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Deceased Chavez looms large in upcoming Venezuelan presidential election

Hugo Chavez has been dead a week and the race to replace him is already set. In many ways it'll be a rematch of the October election Chavez won handily. But the question is whether the less fiery Nicolas Maduro can top Henrique Capriles as well....
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Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan strongman, dies of cancer in Caracas

Hugo Chavez led Venezuela for 14 years, building the country into the western hemisphere's sharpest critic of the United States. He nationalized businesses and governed with a populist bent. He died Tuesday in Caracas, age 58....
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Uncertainty regarding Chavez leaves Venezuelan expatriates with questions

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez hasn't been seen publicly since Dec. 10, when he left for Cuba and his fourth cancer surgery. Reports are he is gravely ill -- so much so that he missed his scheduled inauguration on Thursday, fueling a bit of a constitutional crisis. ...
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Chavez vows deeper socialist revolution after winning third term

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez handily won re-election over the weekend. On the heels of his victory, in a speech to his supporters, he vowed the country would never return to "neo-liberal" economics and would instead deepen its embrace of socialism....
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Venezuelan Presidential candidates looking across the border for votes

As Venezuela's presidential election wraps up, Hugo Chavez is doing all he can to secure every vote. That includes chartering a bus to bring Venezuelan citizens across the border from Colombia in advance of Sunday's election. But his opponent, Henrique Capriles, is doing his best to recruit cross-border voters as well....
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Powerful challenger set to take on Chavez in Venezuelan presidential election

Hugo Chavez has been president of Venezuela for 12 years -- and he remains popular. But the outspoken leader of the South American country is facing the toughest challenge of his electoral career from Henrique Capriles, and it comes at a time when Chavez is battling cancer....
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Venezuelan opposition parties organizing joint effort to oust Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running for his fourth term in office this year but, for the first time, he's facing an opposition that has unified in opposition to his re-election....
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Venezuela's housing shortage puts pressure on Chavez

Venezuela has a shortage of affordable homes so acute that squatters have moved into half-built high rises in Caracas. ...
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Energy-resource rich Venezuela can't stop blackouts

In spite of the vast energy resources in Venezuela, the country can't provide electricity to its people. President Hugo Chavez blames the opposition. ...
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