Title: In the shadow of the liberator
Description: "Hugo Chavez, elected President of Venezuela in December 1998 with a large popular mandate, is the most intriguing political figure to have emerged in Latin America since Fidel Castro. A former army colonel with a philosophy of left-wing nationalism, he staged an unsuccessful coup in 1992 and spent two years in prison, yet his fierce opposition to the country's corrupt and unpopular ruling elite turned him into a popular hero."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Civil-military relations, History, Politics and government, Presidents, Politieke ontwikkeling, Venezuela, Politics, Biographies, Démocratie, Présidents, Politique et gouvernement, Venezuela, politics and government, Latin america, politics and government, Politicians, latin america
Places: Venezuela
People: Hugo Chávez Frías
Time periods: 1974-1999, 1999-, 20th century