2006 Venezuelan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 3 December 2006 to elect a president for a six-year term to begin on 10 January 2007. The contest was primarily between incumbent President Hugo Chávez, and Zulia Governor Manuel Rosales of the opposition party A New Era.
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Image: Manuel Rosales, 2008
"Red Tide takes Caracas": Pro-Chávez march on multiple avenues
Rally in support of Rosales
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. Venezuela comprises an area of 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas.
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Cult image sculpted in ceramic, Los Roques Archipelago.
Petroglyph in the Waraira Repano National Park.
El Libertador, Simón Bolívar.