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Life of Life of Hugo Chavez
Photo: ReutersHugo Chavez still died, and on the anniversary of the death of Joseph Stalin. PublicPost recalls how Chavez lived and what he said.
The death of the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez was announced on March 5, he ruled the country of 14 years.
Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias was born on July 28, 1954. By his own admission, Chavez dreamed of becoming an athlete, but chose a military career. He graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Defense and entered the service in the airborne units. The Red Beret Venezuelan Airborne Forces was a constant attribute of Chavez.
In the early 80s, Chavez entered a radical left-propellers. In the early 90s, Venezuela authorities lost the trust of most citizens due to accusations of corruption-Hugo Chavez raised the uprising for socialism and democracy. In 1992, more than 1000 soldiers went under the command of Officer Chavez on the streets of Karakas. However, the coup did not succeed, Chavez gave up and took responsibility for the uprising.
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In prison, the future president of Venezuela spent two years, and having been released, enlisted the support of Fidel Castro and became one of the most popular South American politicians.
The victory in the elections in 1998 opened the doors of the Presidential Palace in front of Chavez, and in 2004, 59% of Venezuelans called themselves supporters. In 2006, Chavez met with the leader of Iran, the president of Belarus and the head of the Russian state. At the same time, he did not hide his hostile attitude towards the United States and George Bush personally.
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Most often, Hugo Chavez visited Cuba. During one of these trips, in June 2011, Cuban doctors diagnosed him with cancer. The Venezuelan leader was urgently operated on, then he went through several courses of radio therapy in Havana.
In December 2012, Chavez admitted that he could not defeat the disease. He again went to Cuba, where he continued treatment and from where he returned in mid -February. The death of the Venezuelan leader in the national television channel was announced by the Vice President of the country Nicholas Maduro.
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What Chavez said About Barack Obama: "Obama recently said something very reasonable and fair: Venezuela does not pose a threat to the interests of the United States." About George Bush: "The people of South America will express a greeting to a little gentleman from the north, the king of the invaders, the king of liars. Let's hope that it will do without violence!" "The devil is free and is in the United Nations, we hold it by the tail!" About Vladimir Putin: "How good President Putin! Bush calls him Vladimir, and after so many years of friendship I can call him Vladimeto." About Fidel Castro: "He congratulated me on an excellent performance during the appointment of a new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers and asked not to tell anyone about the phone call so as not to cause jealousy." About Christ and capitalism: "Capitalism is the path of the devil and exploitation. If you really want to look at things through the eyes of Jesus Christ, who, in my opinion, was the first socialist, then only socialism can create high society." About the opposition in 2012: "Oslu will be easier to climb into a needle ear than the opposition to win these elections." About Trotsky: "I am also Trotskyist! I play behind Trotsky’s line, for the permanent revolution." About capitalism: "I always said that I would not surprise me if there was once a civilization on Mars, and then capitalism appeared there, which destroyed the entire planet." About doping: "I chew the leaves of Coca every morning - and look at me!" About journalists: "Enough to endure the media, which are in the service of those who tried to commit a coup d'etat and oppose the people, nation, national independence and dignity of the republic!" About politics: "We suffer from political impotence. We need political Viagra." To yourself: "I am a president-confined, I am not resigned." |
The world remembered Chavez as one of the most extravagant presidents: Hugo canceled the entrance exams at Venezuela universities, distributed a million copies of Cervantes Don Quixote to his compatriots and set a record of public performances, Oratory for almost 11 hours to deputies of the National Assembly. In addition, Chavez rolled around Moscow at the wheel of the red "Lada Priora", renamed the highest waterfall in the world and transferred Venezuela to his own time. Almost a year ago, PublicPost collected the top 10 most original actions of Chavez . Remember how he was.