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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChavez successor is Nicolas Maduro.
"CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Vice President Nicolas Maduro is taking over leadership of Hugo Chavez's political movement after the socialist leader died Tuesday at age 58 following a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Maduro now faces the daunting task of rallying support in a deeply divided country while maintaining unity within his party's ranks.
Maduro decidedly lacks the vibrant personality that made Chavez a one-man political phenomenon in Venezuela, but he has the advantage of being Chavez's hand-picked successor.
The mustachioed 50-year-old former bus driver won Chavez's trust as a loyal spokesman who echoed the president's stances. How Maduro will lead in Chavez's absence remains to be seen, although he's widely known as both a skilled negotiator and a leader who views upholding his mentor's legacy as his personal crusade and responsibility."
http://news.yahoo.com/chavezs-successor-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-223013284.html
madokie
(51,076 posts)Hugo was a good man for them
sabbat hunter
(6,829 posts)Not the thousands murdered as crime went out of control under Chavez.
madokie
(51,076 posts)Crime didn't go out of control under Chavez best I remember. Oh sure there were those who had ulterior motives reporting shit like that from our shores but you have to take in consideration who they worked for. The powers to be didn't like Socialist Hugo because he took their oil from them. Actually it was the peoples oil that was being taken from them by the big international corporations not the other way around as you'd likely here in our press or in the English press.
Chathamization
(1,638 posts)Caracas is a mess. I'm not sure how much responsibility Chavez bears for that, since people tend to overestimate the importance of a president (even one with the impact that Chavez has had), but Venezuela's history over the past 15 years hasn't been a simple success story.
TBF
(32,064 posts)nor did anyone else who wanted control of Venezuela's oil. He was a friend to the average folks of the country and managed the oil resources well imo.
madokie
(51,076 posts)dbackjon
(6,578 posts)Quite a few by his own thugs
madokie
(51,076 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)dbackjon
(6,578 posts)And check GD.
No shit spewing, just reality for all of you fairy-tale living Chavezites.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)dbackjon
(6,578 posts)He did some good, when it suited his PR purposes.
Doesn't outweigh the bad he did.
Renew Deal
(81,861 posts)Last edited Tue Mar 5, 2013, 09:23 PM - Edit history (1)
malaise
(269,054 posts)Elections have to be called in 30 days