In 2002, the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, was ousted for two days in a US-backed coup that was ultimately defeated. . Maduro was sworn in for a second term on January 10, after a vote marred by an opposition boycott and claims of vote-rigging. . . ..…
Venezuela’s socialist leaders – first, Hugo Chávez and then his successor, Nicolas Maduro - have turned the country into an economic basket case because of their gross mismanagement, corruption and destructive economic policies. ..…
“This proclamation spells the end of the totalitarian, corrupt and perverse regime founded almost two decades ago by a brilliant soldier called Hugo Chávez, which a completely inept and incompetent person like Maduro tried to maintain. ... ..…
That began to in 1998 with the election of Maduro's and mentor, Hugo Chavez. ..…
Abrams is a former assistant secretary of state for Latin America who worked at the White House when a 2002 coup in Venezuela briefly ousted Maduro's predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez. . ..…
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