Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (born July 28, 1954) was the 56th President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999 until the time of his dead in 2013. Following his own political ideology of Bolivarianism and "Socialism for the 21st Century", he had focused on implementing socialist reforms in the country as a part of a social project known as the Bolivarian Revolution, which has seen the implementation of a new constitution, participatory democracy and the nationalisation of several key industries. Born into a working class family in Sabaneta, Barinas, Chávez became a career military officer, and after becoming dissatisfied with the Venezuelan puntofijismo political system which he viewed as corrupt and undemocratic, he founded the secretive Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200) in the early 1980s to work towards overthrowing it. After the Democratic Action government of President Carlos Andrés Pérez ordered the violent repression of protests against spending cuts, Chávez led the MBR-200 in an unsuccessful coup d'état against the government in 1992, for which he was imprisoned. Getting out of prison after two years, he founded a political party, the Fifth Republic Movement, and was elected president of Venezuela in 1998. He subsequently introduced a new constitution which increased rights for marginalised groups and altered the structure of Venezuelan government, and was re-elected in 2000. During his second presidential term, he introduced a system of Bolivarian Missions, Communal Councils and worker-managed cooperatives, whilst also nationalising various key industries. The opposition movement meanwhile, fearing that he was eroding representative democracy and becoming increasingly authoritative, attempted to remove him from power both through an unsuccessful military coup in 2002 and a recall referendum in 2003. He was again elected into power in 2006, following which he founded a new political party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), in 2007. A vocal critic of capitalism and in particular neoliberalism, Chávez has been a prominent opponent of the United States' foreign policy, which he describes as imperialistic. Allying himself strongly with the socialist governments of Fidel and Raúl Castro in Cuba, Evo Morales in Bolivia, and Rafael Correa of Ecuador, his presidency is seen as a part of the leftist "pink tide" sweeping Latin America. He has supported Latin American and Caribbean cooperation and was instrumental in setting up the pan-regional Union of South American Nations, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, the Bank of the South, and the regional television network TeleSur. His political influence in Latin America led Time magazine to include him among their list of the world's 100 most influential people in both 2005 and 2006.

  • Title: Hugo Chávez
  • Popularity: 0.962
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1954-07-28
  • Place of Birth: Sabaneta, Venezuela
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  • Also Known As: Hugo Chavez
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Hugo Chávez Movies

  • 2009
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    South of the Border

    South of the Border

    5.7 2009 HD

    A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America...

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  • 2023
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    Transatlantic Malaise

    Transatlantic Malaise

    1 2023 HD

    A Venezuelan government official is sent to Switzerland to work on a project, strangely descending into sickness as unsettling events unfold back...

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  • 2003
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    La damnation de l'or noir: L'histoire brûlante du pétrole sur un siècle

    La damnation de l'or noir: L'histoire brûlante du pétrole sur un siècle

    8 2003 HD

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  • 2014
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    My Friend Hugo

    My Friend Hugo

    2.5 2014 HD

    Oliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chávez. The...

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  • 2003
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    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    7.7 2003 HD

    Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in...

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  • 2007
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    Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...

    Ségo et Sarko sont dans un bateau...

    6 2007 HD

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  • 2016
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    CAP: 2 Intentos

    CAP: 2 Intentos

    10 2016 HD

    A full on examination of the two presidential terms of Carlos Andres Perez in which he led the venezuelan fates: 1974-1979 and 1989-1993, known...

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  • 2009
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    Crude

    Crude

    6.1 2009 HD

    The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.

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  • 2011
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    The Undefeated

    The Undefeated

    2.056 2011 HD

    A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.

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  • 2016
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    Hugo Chávez: Itinéraire d'un révolutionnaire

    Hugo Chávez: Itinéraire d'un révolutionnaire

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2008
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    The Threat

    The Threat

    1 2008 HD

    A trip with President Chavez over the largest oil reserve in the world, situated beneath the Orinoco river, becomes the occasion in which to enter...

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  • 2016
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    Snowden

    Snowden

    7.1 2016 HD

    CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.

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  • 2008
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    Speaking Freely Volume 5: Hugo Chavez

    Speaking Freely Volume 5: Hugo Chavez

    1 2008 HD

    In this special volume of the series, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to members of the international press corps about the advantages of...

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  • 2018
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    Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century

    Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century

    6 2018 HD

    An analysis of the causes, social, political, and economic that caused the rise of Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela; his abuse of power...

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  • 2007
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    The War on Democracy

    The War on Democracy

    7.5 2007 HD

    Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as...

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  • 2019
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    Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa

    Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa

    4 2019 HD

    Documantary film on the dispute for the hegemony of the Latin American continent between conservative forces and popular movements.

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  • 2010
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    The Inconclusive Independence

    The Inconclusive Independence

    6.5 2010 HD

    Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.

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  • 2011
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    Mentiras verdaderas

    Mentiras verdaderas

    5.5 2011 HD

    Daily interviews discussing the guest's personal lives and national contingency.

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