In 2002, US-allied political forces and business interests attempted to stage a coup against President Hugo Chavez, Maduro's predecessor. ..…

He also called on Cubans who have joined the armed forces and government positions under Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, to leave Venezuela out of respect for our sovereignty.. ..…

In 2002, Venezuelan Hugo Chavez was ousted for two days in US-backed coup. ..…

In 2002, Venezuelan,  Hugo Chavez, was ousted for two days in US-backed coup. ..…

On April 14, 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to Miraflores Palace after being freed following two-day imprisonment during U.S. ... -backed in 2004. 2002 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is ousted for two days in U.S...…

By providing them with discounted heating oil, Under both President Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, n its willingness to maintain relations with United States and its people, even going so far as to help poor communities in United States.. ..…

We opposed the coup against the democratically elected President Hugo Chávez in 2002, and we have supported the important anti-poverty reforms his government made over the years.. ..…

For the last 20 years — since the election of Hugo Chavez in 1998 — the United States has backed many opposition attempts to overthrow the Venezuelan government, be it by supporting the oil lockout, the opposition’s boycotting of elections and the 2002 coup. ... Maduro, in office if..…

This, too, has to come from ‘outside the Western sphere of control’, even outside Latin America; a continent known for its brutal European-descendant elites, consistent lack of solidarity, courage, and acceptance of the West’s rule (the greatest modern-day hero of South America, Hugo..…

This coup attempt reminds so much of another US State Department instigated but failed overthrow in April 2002 against President Hugo Chavez. ..…

Everything disruptive in Venezuela since Hugo Chavez’s election and inauguration two decades ago, including current anti-Maduro street protests, was planned and orchestrated by Washington – a longstanding plot to transform the country into another US vassal state. . ..…

On Thursday morning, the top general gave a press conference, vowing, “The events of 2002 will never be repeated,” referring to the short-lived US-backed coup against former President Hugo Chavez in April 2002. . ..…

This, too, has to come from ‘outside the Western sphere of control’, even outside Latin America; a continent known for its brutal European-descendent elites, consistent lack of solidarity, courage, and acceptance of the West’s rule (the greatest modern-day hero of South America, Hugo..…

A Venezuela governed by a stable political order able to produce wealth from its massive oil reserves – and dedicated to a multipolar alternative to Washington’s current international order is intolerable for Wall Street and Washington and explains the vast amount of time, energy, money, and resources the..…

That beleaguered South American country took its first steps on the road to serfdom in 1999, when Hugo Chávez was elected to the first of four presidential terms. ..…

Hugo Chavez at the UN in 2006 where he called Bush 'the devil' . . 2002: Chavez is briefly toppled by a coup before returning to power. ... Republicans for bolstering 'enemies of America'.  . 2013: Hugo Chavez dies on March 5, aged 58, just months after winning..…

It's not about Maduro because the US had been seeking to overthrow his Hugo Chavez for more than decade before this. ..…

Cuba has sent Venezuela tens of thousands of workers, from doctors to intelligence officials, to support former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Maduro, his successor. . ..…

Pictured Supporters of Hugo Chavez react to the announcement of his death outside the hospital where he was being treated Caracas, March 5, 2013. ..…

They want to wipe out the gains made by Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez from the pages of history. ..…