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Venezuelan elections down to the wire

April 5, 2013 By Emile Schepers

On April 14, Venezuelans will elect a new president replacing Hugo Chavez Frias, who died on March 5.

Hugo Chavez and Yewri Guillen: two lives connected

March 19, 2013 By Neil Parthun

The late Hugo Chavez and the late Yewri Guillen were both Latin Americans who, although they never knew each other and came from different countries, are deeply connected.

Warnings about destabilization in Venezuela should be taken seriously

March 15, 2013 By Emile Schepers

Acting President Maduro accused a group of right wing former U.S. officials of working to destabilize Venezuela and strongly suggested that his election opponent is in contact with those circles.

Poor people in the U.S. also benefitted from Venezuelan oil

March 11, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Chavez cared about the poor at a time when "some of the wealthiest people on our planet have more money than they can ever reasonably expect to spend."

Hugo Chavez, popular Venezuelan president, dies

March 6, 2013 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

In life, Chavez was almost a legendary figure; first elected to Venezuela's presidency in 1998, he was popularly re-elected three more times in 2000, 2006, and 2012.