Venezuela has been rocked by three weeks of mass student protests, but it’s unlikely they’ll be able to unseat the country’s …
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Venezuela Seeks Opposition Leader’s Arrest After Protests Turned Deadly
Venezuelan authorities sought on Thursday to arrest an opposition leader in the wake of violent anti-government protests that left three people dead and nearly two dozen injured. It was the worst unrest since President Nicolas …
2 Dead in Venezuela Protests
An initially peaceful protest turned deadly as pro-government vigilantes opened fire on student demonstrations against the President
Homophobia and Birther Paranoia Take Venezuelan Politics by Storm
After Venezuela’s Election, Chavistas and the Opposition Ready for Long Fight
On a hill in west of Caracas, the 23 de Enero slum stands as the flagship of Hugo Chávez’s socialist dream. His body currently lies in a military museum here which overlooks el comandante‘s former presidential home, …
In Hugo Chávez’s Heartland, the Dead President Rules Supreme
Under the sweltering sun of Venezuela’s Los Llanos, a vast savannah famous for its cowboys and revolutionaries, 60-year-old Adán Chávez speaks passionately to a crowd of red-clad supporters. In his voice and rhetoric trembles …
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez dies, thousands flee their homes as violence grows in eastern DR Congo and David Beckham becomes China’s soccer ambassador
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Hugo Chávez’s Absence Deepens Venezuela’s Sense of Crisis
When Venezuelan authorities announced a long-overdue devaluation of their currency last week, ministers insisted that the command had come directly from President Hugo Chávez. “We have taken this as a presidential order,” …
Six More Years: Hugo Chávez Wins a Third Term in Venezuela
It was not as huge a rout as his previous victories, but the Venezuelan president knew how to turn on the electoral charm–and clout–despite a serious bout with cancer.
Hugo Chávez’s Re-election Bid: Is the Latin American Left Stumbling?
Venezuela’s firebrand socialist president is no longer a shoo-in to win re-election on Oct. 7—for reasons that are also haunting other leaders on the Latin American left.
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Violence erupts in Venezuela in the run up to the presidential election, Chinese face severe traffic jams during the holiday week, Cambodia courts press freedom controversy and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has established …