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I thought this guy was toast five months ago, but he seems to be a very wily politician. Who says money can’t buy friends?
Other background: Venezuela is a founding member of OPEC. Chavez has always been leftward-leaning, with close ties to Fidel Castro. But he’s become more anti-American in recent years. Headed failed military coup in 1992. After election in 1998, supplanted Congress with an elected Constitutional assembly, ruled by decree for a year, enacted Robin Hood-style land reforms, survived a coup, two general strikes, was the first democratically elected president to visit Saddam Hussein since the Gulf War, and called President Bush a Spanish vulgarity meaning “a pubic hair”. Survived a recall vote in August. Chavez periodically clashes with Catholic leaders in the country (then again, the same could be said for many on this board).
Other background: Venezuela is a founding member of OPEC. Chavez has always been leftward-leaning, with close ties to Fidel Castro. But he’s become more anti-American in recent years. Headed failed military coup in 1992. After election in 1998, supplanted Congress with an elected Constitutional assembly, ruled by decree for a year, enacted Robin Hood-style land reforms, survived a coup, two general strikes, was the first democratically elected president to visit Saddam Hussein since the Gulf War, and called President Bush a Spanish vulgarity meaning “a pubic hair”. Survived a recall vote in August. Chavez periodically clashes with Catholic leaders in the country (then again, the same could be said for many on this board).