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Author(s): Anderson, Jon Lee
Source:
New Yorker. 6/23/2008, Vol. 84 Issue 18, p46-57. 12p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph.

Additional Information
- Subject Terms:
  CHAVEZ Frias, Hugo, 1954-2013; VENEZUELAN politics & government, 1999-; CASTRO, Fidel, 1926-2016; INTERNATIONAL economic assistance; LATIN American politics & government; FUERZAS Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia
- Subject Terms:
  VENEZUELA Report Available; LATIN America
- Abstract:
  The article profiles Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The author notes that historical military leader Simón Bolívar and former Cuban president Fidel Castro are role models for Chávez. He discusses how Chávez nationalized the Venezuelan oil industry and increased foreign aid to Latin American nations to create political influence. He notes Chávez's political alliances with Castro and the guerrilla organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).

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