Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism
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The organized opposition to Chávez is rather thin on the ground these days,
having been largely discredited by the right-wing extremism of their coup and
the economic devastation caused by their oil strike. So I visit the offices of
the right-wing tabloid A
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Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism
Guerrero started supporting Chávez in 1992, on that fateful day when the
then-unknown 37-year-old colonel launched a failed coup of his own. When defeat
appeared imminent, Chávez surrendered. To avoid a bloodbath he went on
television and asked his compatri
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Posted March 24, 2005
Hugo Chávez and Petro Populism
by Christian Parenti
Research support was provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation
Institute.
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