Venezuela 's Power And Power

In order to understand Venezuela’s current economic policies, it is important to examine the economic and political ideologies adopted by past leaders of the Bolivar state. Chavez, who was the president of Venezuela from 1993-2003, took a very anti-neoliberal approach towards the Venezuelan economy. Chavez had a strong distaste for western ideology and aimed to lessen the degree of influence that the IMF and the United States had over Venezuela; In fact, Chavez’s desire to distance Venezuela from western influence is arguably the main reason that led to Venezuela’s shift in its economic model and economic partnerships. Foreign investors from the United States planted themselves in Venezuela’s oil industry. As a result, the IMF and the United States financially benefitted where Venezuela could not. Realizing it was in a position of economic disadvantage, Venezuela distanced itself from the United States and the IMF while attempting to become more economically independent.

This article talks about Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro wanting to rewrite the country’s constitution, originally written in 1999. The exact changes that would be made to the document are not known, but citizens and leaders of both Venezuela and the United States, including President Trump, believe it will make the government too much like Cuba’s. Cuba has a communist government that controls everything. There will be a vote that many people plan on boycotting, and there have been many protests from all the people who do not want the President of Venezuela to go through with the changes. These strikes are dangerous and have ended up killing many people.

As I said before, many critics agreed that Hugo Chavez has been able to diminished Venezuelan democracy to convert it to a competitive authoritarian regime. Chavez has controlled the country and stills does, in a way in that using populism and his policy of clientism he gets the masses and specially the poor to support him and agreed with him in many of his reforms and actions. Allying himself with leftist countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and especially Cuba, Chavez has implemented what he calls a “Bolivarian Revolution”, revolution that allows him to have a complete control of the country. Furthermore, Chavez has been using the oil revenues not only as a method of getting international support for his ideas and type of regime but also, for his own personal enrichment

Although Bolivar’s ideas were unique and seemed beneficial, implementing these ideas would not be an easy task; his main goal was to enforce democracy. His main ideas for Venezuela would be to set up a democratic federation, which would give “the rights of man, ability to maintain the balance of powers, and writing general laws favoring civil liberty, freedom of the press” (pg. 21). Out of the American

John Locke was an English philosopher in the 17th century. Locke explained what the most important purposes of a government were. He claimed that the government’s  primary purpose was to protect people’s natural rights; life, liberty, and property. However, the country of Venezuela’s government does not protect any of these rights, and the people should revolt and force a change in the government.  Venezuela is a medium sized county in South America with a population of about 31,400,000 people. Venezuela’s main language is Spanish and has a Federal Presidential Republic under president Nicolas Maduro.Venezuela gained its independence from Spain in 1811.

The end of AD’s Carlos Andres Perez term as Venezuela’s fourth democratically elected president brought with it accusations of mismanagement of state funds and graft. While the allegations never amounted to any criminal charges, the situation escalated political tensions between the ruling parties and left many Venezuelans desiring a change in leadership and the nation’s path.

Venezuela is a country with an exceptional history. Ever since the collapse of the Gran Colombia in 1830, Venezuela has been ruled by military leaders until mid-20th century (CIA). Since the mid-1950s, a wave of democratically elected regimes took over in which Venezuela flourished and became one of the few leading economic powers in the Latin American region (CIA). With large oil revenues funding the government, the country’s political and economic institutions became effective, and what was once a military oppressed environment was now a thriving and liberalized economy. Unfortunately, many of these institutions began to deteriorate from corruption and inexperience of officials. Also, Oil prices began to decline and the country began to

Some people will never experience a culture, other than their own. If, one does, there are many to choose from. One choice is Venezuela, Venezuela appear to be a county that is filled with people who hold storing and are proud of their county and their heritage. This essay on Venezuela will be inclusive of, customs, taboos, superstitions, values, language, education, religion, traditions, holidays, and ways of celebrate

El Comandante! El Comandante! If you scream that in the streets of Venezuela, there is only one person you could possibly be referring to – Hugo Chávez. The current president of the South American country, Venezuela, has been in power for the past four years. His time in office has been criticized by most and glorified by some. He has had the backing of other countries such as Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Libya and Iraq. On the other hand, the United States has had a continuous growth of confusion for Chávez’s actions. The leader’s intentions have been surrounded by a circle of uncertainty. Chávez’s life as president or even before those days has been far from interesting. Hugo Chávez has been a leader, a commander and

"Democracy is impossible in a capitalist system, capitalism is the realm of injustice and tyranny of the richest against the poorest' (Chavez, 2000) – This statement was made by Hugo Chavez president of Venezuela in a BBC1 interview. The president of Venezuela from 1999-2013 leader of the ‘Bolivarian Revolution' a socialist political program leading the fight for independence for Latin America. Chavez vision was to free the interference of foreign power with revolutionary Marxist ideology. Chavez strived to create a Latin American alliance to expel U.S. influence to compete politically and economically with the European Union. Chavez died on 5th March 2013 at the age of 58. Throughout his rain, Venezuelan people were deeply divided with the

Hugo Chavez. The name alone is instantly recognizable. The sixty-two year old man from Venezuela has made quite the splash with his entrance into the world of politics. His charisma is both mesmerizing and disarming, his upbringing humble and his ideals are revolutionary. Hugo Chavez is a true leader who, following in the footsteps of his lifelong rebel great-grandfather, aims to change the face and direction of the nation of Venezuela. His movements and decisions have garnered global attention and criticism, from the man he attempted to kill to the imperial nation he opposes. So how is it that a man who can create so much controversy can manage to captivate so many people and wield such control over the people of Venezuela? The answer to

The persistent presence of “desabasteciemiento” in Venezuela seems to be ironic given the country’s prior efforts to transform into a more redistributive society. Under the presidency of Hugo Chavez, the citizenry was mobilized through popular referendums to change the political order for the “better.” Constitutional assemblies, replacements, and amendments directly included alienated citizens into politics, and created Chavismo - a strong political movement in support of Chavez and his social welfare policies.

Barrio Rising is a book about urban popular politics and the making of modern Venezuela. It portrays the democracy and violence in Venezuela between the 1950s and the Bolivarian Revolution of 1998. People who lived during these times protested about the unfair treatment they received from the government. They acted out in violence, guerilla warfares, and protesting. Their main goal, in these communities, was to have their voices heard and their demands met to their standards.

The history of Venezuela is a long and tumultuous one, and accurately paints the picture of a country in disarray. From it’s colonization in 1498 up until 1958, the country shuffled between a long line of military dictators. At this point, the last of them was finally overthrown,

The oppressive administration of current president Nicolás Maduro has caused a high number of deaths during the last years, placing Venezuela as the most violent country in America. People are definitely tired of living in misery, dying of hunger, and today at this moment they are fighting for their freedom. Several acts against the government are happening now such as violent protests and riots. Protests now are so violent that if we look at any current news it feels that the country is passing through a civil war. "I want everything to end: the hunger, the murders, the corruption, all the ills we are suffering," said student Ricardo Ropero, 20, at a march in Caracas (ABC