Venezuela
Foreign Diplomacy with the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
The country of Venezuela is located in South America, near Guyana, Brazil and Colombia. With the country most widely known for its position in the petroleum industry, it is one of the most influential exporters of oil. The President of the country is Hugo Chavez who is becoming more of a power to reckon with than the world expected. His ultimate goal is to transform Venezuela into a socialist state.
Hugo Chavez was elected President in 1998 and then reelected in 2000 and 2006. Chavez is the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, in which focuses on democratic socialism, anti-imperialism and Latin American integration. On February 4, 1992 Chavez called for a coup d’etat. Five military units trying to take control of different key places in the city of Caracas-the presidential palace, the military airport, the Historical Museum, all in hopes of taking current president Andres Perez into custody.......
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