   bolivarianism is a set of political doctrines that enjoys currency in parts of south america, especially venezuela. bolivarianism is named after simÃ³n bolÃ­var, the 19th century venezuelan general and liberator who led the struggle for independence throughout much of south america. ==bolivarianism of hugo chÃ¡vez==   in recent years, bolivarianism's most significant political manifestation was in the government of venezuela's president hugo chÃ¡vez, who from the beginning of his presidency called himself a bolivarian patriot and applied his interpretation of several of bolÃ­var's ideals to everyday affairs, as part of the bolivarian revolution. that included the 1999 constitution, which changed venezuela's name to the bolivarian republic of venezuela, and other ideas such as the bolivarian schools, bolivarian circles, and the universidad bolivariana de venezuela. often, the term bolivarianism is used specifically to refer to chÃ¡vez's rule. the central points of bolivarianism, as extolled by chÃ¡vez, are: *south american economic and political sovereignty (anti-imperialism) *grassroots political participation of the population via popular votes and referendums (participative democracy) *economic self-sufficiency (in food, consumer durables, etc.) *instilling in people a national ethic of patriotic service *equitable distribution of (south america's) vast natural resources *eliminating corruption chÃ¡vez's version of bolivarianism, although drawing heavily from simÃ³n bolÃ­var's ideals, was also drawn from the writings of marxist historian federico brito figueroa. chÃ¡vez was also influenced by the south american tradition of cooperativism early in his life, such as that practiced by jorge eliÃ©cer gaitÃ¡n, fidel castro, che guevara and salvador allende. other key influences on chÃ¡vez's political philosophy include ezequiel zamora and simÃ³n rodrÃ­guez. although chÃ¡vez himself referred to his ideology as bolivarianismo ("bolivarianism"), chÃ¡vez's supporters and opponents in venezuela refer to themselves as being either for or against "chavismo". chÃ¡vez supporters refer to themselves as "chavistas". later in his life, chÃ¡vez would acknowledge the role that democratic socialism (a form of socialism that calls for democratic institutions in the economy) plays in bolivarianism. for example, on 30 january 2005 at the [[worl
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