by RICHARD JARET TEIJEIRO | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
On March 13, Venezuelan police arrested former interior minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres. Torres had been a vocal critic of the current president, Nicolas Maduro, since he was removed from office. This is the latest in a series of arrests of political opponents or...
by UMA MUKUL VAINGANKAR | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
RIDING IN ON A LOW Hugo Chavez rose to power in Venezuela almost two decades ago in the midst of public distrust and discontentment with the Venezuelan government and judiciary. In 1992, Presidente Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez survived two coup attempts led by then...
by MICHAEL RAY KENICHI TOWNSEND | Mar 13, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Nicolas Maduro, who is the President for Venezuela, has been in office since 2013 and took over after Hugo Chavez. Because Maduro continued Chavez’s policies, Venezuela’s economy declined with crime, inflation, poverty and hunger increasing which made him lose...
by Kennedy Inman | Feb 20, 2018 | Georgia State University
Trump. A name that is synonymous with orange skin, red hats, and many opinions, especially on military parades and immigration. Chávez. A lesser known name when he began, yet became the leader of Venezuela through a socialist party after serving in the military and...
