Venezuelan revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez passed away 10 years ago, on March 5, 2013. Throughout the day Venezuelanalysis.com will publish content on the former president’s legacy, both on the website and social media.
Hugo Chávez was born in the small town of Sabaneta on July 28, 1954. Often remembered as a man of action and long speeches, Chávez was in fact a great strategist, a tremendous pedagogue and a creative thinker.
In this infographic, we highlight five of his guiding ideas: participative and protagonistic democracy, Bolivarianism and the “Patria Grande,” anti-imperialism, socialism, and the communal future.
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While I lived in Latin America for a number of years, I was involved in research and part of that also involved a visit to Venezuela for a short time. I have an extensive background in Latin American affairs, speak Spanish, and have done considerable research and reading on Venezuela, especially during the presidency of Hugo Chavez. My on/site visit was not long, but I was quite positively impressed during the short time I was there. I visited missions, talked to many “average” people, most spontaneous, people on the street conversations, and even those who sought greater progress and change, were positive in their comments on Chavez. I also was very aware of negative perceptions and responses in the US at the time even though I was living and teaching in Latin America.
Recently I was at an educational events with teachers and met briefly a Venezuelan woman, the first thing she asked when I mentioned I had been in Venezuela was when I had been there. When I mentioned that it was during the presidency of Chavez, we did not have time for extensive conversation but her response was visibly brief by positive.