Politics of Venezuela
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The politics of Venezuela are conducted under what is nominally a federal presidential republic, but is in practice an authoritarian dictatorial government. Prior to the early 1990s, Venezuela was con
National Assembly building
Miraflores Palace, seat of the executive power
Hugo Chávez
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Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez changed the country's name from t
Politics of Venezuela
…V-Dem Democracy indices Venezuela was in 2023 the third least electoral democratic country in Latin America. After the victory of socialist populist Hugo Chávez in the 1998 presidential election, Venezuela gradually underwent democratic backsliding before transitioning to an authoritarian system of government…
Chávez official portrait, 1999
The San Carlos military stockade, where Chávez was held following the 1992 coup attempt
Chávez speaking at an event in Buenos Aires in October 1995
A painted mural in support of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) found in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela