Complex sentence: Federico Brito Figueroa (2 November 1921--28 April 2000) was a renowned Venezuelan Marxist historian and anthropologist who played an important role in the ideological formation of Hugo Chavez, current president of Venezuela.
Split into simpler sentences: Federico Brito Figueroa (2 November 1921--28 April 2000) was a renowned Venezuelan Marxist historian and anthropologist. Brito's ideas and writings played an important role in the ideological formation of Hugo Chavez, current president of Venezuela.