Messiah or Menace?
Tags: CHAVEZ Frias, Hugo, 1954-2013 -- Political & social views; PRESIDENTS -- Elections; VENEZUELA -- Politics & government -- 1974-1999; ELECTIONS; POLITICAL corruption
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- Messiah or Menace? Larmer, Brook // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/21/98, Vol. 132 Issue 25, p31
Discusses the election of Hugo Chavez Frias as president of Venezuela. His victory over economist Henrique Salas Romer; Voters reacting to the country's poverty and political corruption; Chavez's 1992 coup attempt as a campaign tool; How the Chavez victory is viewed in the United States; The...
- From prisoner to president. Robinson, Linda // U.S. News & World Report;12/21/98, Vol. 125 Issue 24, p40
Reports the election of Hugo Chavez Frias as president of Venezuela. The country's severe economic problems; Poverty and national bankruptcy; The country's wealth of oil reserves; Unclear what changes Chavez may bring; Impact of his election on the United States; Plans to double oil production;...
- Carrying On. // Time;12/19/1983, Vol. 122 Issue 26, p40
The article offers information on Venezuelan political scene. It reports that Action Democratica's leader and presidential bet, Jaime Lusinchi, won the recent presidential election. It explores details regarding Lusinchi's political campaign as well as the efforts of opponent, Rafael Caldera of...
- Hugo Chávez. Wiliams, Miya // Jet;4/29/2013, Vol. 122 Issue 7, p14
The article presents an obituary for Hugo Chávez, the socialist President of Venezuela.
- Set Your Clocks to Chávez. // Time International (Atlantic Edition);9/3/2007, Vol. 170 Issue 9, p9
The article reports on the decision by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to set his country's clocks one half hour ahead on January 1, 2008. The move is intended to improve his citizenry's metabolism and efficiency as he believes that the human brain is conditioned by sunlight and that more...
- Set Your Clocks to Chávez. // Time;9/3/2007, Vol. 170 Issue 10, p17
The article reports on the decision by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to set his country's clocks one half hour ahead on January 1, 2008. The move is intended to improve his citizenry's metabolism and efficiency as he believes that the human brain is conditioned by sunlight and that more...
- Chávez calls Bush a "Devil"; NYC responds. Carrillo, Karen Juanita // New York Amsterdam News;9/28/2006, Vol. 97 Issue 40, p1
The article informs that Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez Frías in his United Nations General Assembly speech on September 20, 2006 referred U.S. President George W. Bush a devil. Chívez said that the Bush administration has done little to assist its own poor, has waged wars in the Middle...
- THE LATIN MEDIA WARS. Margolis, Mac // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);12/7/2009, Vol. 154 Issue 23, p12
The article reports that in Latin America the media is in conflict with autocrats who are exploiting their popularity and democracy by proposing plebiscites to revise their constitutions and restructure institutions to support their ambitions, prevent criticism, intimate opposition, and...
- THE LATIN MEDIA WARS. Margolis, Mac // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);12/7/2009, Vol. 154 Issue 23, p10
The article reports that in Latin America the media is in conflict with autocrats who are exploiting their popularity and democracy by proposing plebiscites to revise their constitutions and restructure institutions to support their ambitions, prevent criticism, intimate opposition, and...
