page_title: Chávez eyes
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Chávez eyes / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Caracas (Venezuela), 05 de Marzo del 2014. El Canciller del Ecuador, Ricardo Patiño, participó en los actos de conmemoración de la muerte del Comandante Hugo Chávez Frías. Foto: Xavier Granja Cedeño / Cancilleria Ecuador
context_page_description: "Chávez eyes" is a design of stylized eyes of Hugo Chávez that has become pervasive throughout Venezuela among the supporters of Chávez, the Venezuelan government and PSUV that is primarily used as political propaganda for the Bolivarian government. The eyes have been seen on "billboards, T-shirts and buildings around the nation".
context_section_description: "Chávez eyes" first originated from Hugo Chávez's final presidential campaign in 2012, with the idea originating from José Miguel España, a member of Chávez's campaign. During an election gathering, thousands of Chávez supporters wore red shirts printed with his eyes in black.
  The design was then widely spread by Chávez supporters. Following Chávez's death, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro adopted the emblem after coming to power, placing the eyes on "billboards, walls, and even the facades of public buildings". By 2015, Reuters described the "Chávez eyes" as "[t]he most ubiquitous image in Venezuela of recent years".
caption: Members of the Venezuelan armed forces carrying "Chávez eyes" flags saying, "Chavez lives, the fight continues".
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