Venezuela has been met by a series of anti-government protests since February this year. These protests are being influenced due to various factors and intentions. The protestors are being accused by the government as inciting violence, and are being highly oppressed by military forces. This is causing high social unrest and leading to excessive violence throughout the protests. Economic factors, have significantly influenced and pressured the Venezuelan people towards these protests. The presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, the socialist regime, the soaring high levels of inflation and stagflation and the crime and murder rates in this nation are all factors leading to the Venezuelan conflict.
The presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro are key factors in the lead to the Venezuelan conflict, as their policies and domineering style, have caused great controversy and unrest over the nation. From 1999 until 2013, President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias ruled Venezuela. Leader of the Fifth Republic Movement from 1999 until 2007 when it merged with other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela which he led until his death in 2013. Nicolas Maduro Moro, alongside Chavez, was Venezuela’s vice president; prior to his death, Chavez proclaimed Maduro as his successor, leading to Maduro’s presidency inheritance in 2013 after Chavez’s death. From the beginning of his presidency, Chavez proposed and ratified democratic socialist economic policies. These included land reforms, redistribution of wealth and democratization of economic activity. Chavez’s claimed these new policies were aimed at improving economic, social and cultural conditions. In 2010 a report showed successes in literacy, healthcare, poverty and ec...
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From 1806 to 1826 most of the Latin countries under Spanish rule fought for their independence. The reason that caused these countries to have courage to fight for independence was because in 1808 Napoleon was able to invade and conquer Spain. Examples of those countries are Venezuela and Chile. There are similarities in the ways in which these two countries fought for their independence but there are also some differences in how they fought. Some of the leaders who were involved in the Venezuela’s fight for independence were Simon Bolivar, Francisco de Miranda and Antonio José de Sucre. The Venezuelan fight for independence against the Spanish empire began in 1811 and finally ended in 1823. The Venezuelan war was done in different phases, which began with Francisco de Miranda.
The people in Venezuela are starving and dying because they don't have food. Venezuela is struggling with shortages of food,and medicine. Venezuela’s economy mostly depends on their oil.Oil prices have dropped and that has affected Venezuela. The food crisis is bad because in grocery stores there is no food so there is specific days people have to line up. In the text from the website it states “Venezuelans are bearing the brunt of the economy's problems. The government can't pay to import basic food items like milk, flour and eggs, leaving many supermarkets with empty shelves.” This quote shows that Venezuela is struggling with food and with money and the government doesn't do much to help their
Chávez’s leadership was based on an unshakable commitment to nonviolence, personal sacrifice and a strict work ethic. He emphasized the necessity of adhering to nonviolence, even when faced with violence from employers and growers, because he knew if the strikers used violence to further their goals, the growers and police would not hesitate to respond with even greater vehemence. Despite his commitment to nonviolence, many of the movement’s ‘enemies’, so to speak, made efforts to paint the mo...
On July 14th, 17189, a shot was heard around the world: the Bastille had been stormed. Propelled by Enlightenment ideas, a rigid class system, and resentment with the monarchy, on this day the French decided to take matters in their own hands. In the next three years, the French overthrew their monarch and established a government and constitution that promised equal rights for all. As the saying goes, history repeats itself. So was the case in Latin America. By 1810, revolutionary fervor had spread to Venezuela. The revolution here was caused by similar reasons. As a colony of Spain, Venezuela did not have a representational government or equality for all its citizens. Peninsulares, or European-born Spaniards, held all the important governmental positions. Like the nobility in France, Peninsulares did not have to pay taxes. Their children (as long as they were also born in Europe), had many educational opportunities. Below the peninsulares were the creoles, or Venezuelans of Spanish descent. Creoles owned much of the land, but they were considered inferior to the peninsulares. Like the bourgeoisie in France, creoles had to pay high taxes and were subject to strict regulation. Creoles were disappointed in what they saw as social and political inequality, and desired to obtain self-representation in the government. At first hesitant, creoles declared their independence amid the weakening of the Spanish crown and the spread of the Enlightenment ideas. The Venezuelan Revolution was influenced by the French Revolution by the spread of Enlightenment ideas, social inequality, the discontent of creoles, and their desire to gain independence from France and form a new democratic government.
Since the 1970s, Venezuela has gone from being South America’s richest nation into a nouveau-poor society in search of an identity. Once known as the Saudis of the West, Venezuelans have seen their economic fortunes decline in exact proportion to the general fall in world oil prices. Even so, Venezuela’s many problems were hidden from view until relatively recently, when severity measures heralded the sort of economic crises so painfully familiar to other Latin American countries. Runaway inflation, currency devaluations and even food riots have marked this new phase in Venezuelan history, to which the country is still trying to adjust.
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Venezuela was one of the richest countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: a polarized political environment, a politicized military, drug-related violence along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug consumption, overdependence on the petroleum industry with its price fluctuations, and irresponsible mining operations that are endangering the rain forest and indigenous peoples.
In Chavez’s article, he explicates that throughout history, violent revolutions have been more harmful for the poor and workers than beneficial. He employs this information in order to force the workers to cognize that violence should not be utilized because it will result in adverse outcomes. Chavez employs logic and history to allow his audience to understand that violence could become fatal for protesters. Chavez hopes to motivate his audience to condemn violent methods. He attempts to enlighten the workers about the futility of utilizing vehement methods as opposed to peaceful
Opinions about the state of democratic governance in Venezuela during the government of President Hugo Chávez Frías have been polarized. Some critics come close to labeling it a dictatorship while others, his supporters, claim to be restoring a truly democratic regime to Venezuela. Venezuelan society is polarized along political lines and this climate does not help to consolidate liberal democracy. In such a context, it is easy to fall into simplistic, black and white views; however, it is important to seek a more gradual and balanced appreciation of the complex issues at play. There also should be an understanding of how Venezuelans themselves view the state of their democracy. Assessments of the functioning of democracy should also take into account historical and regional contexts.
The Venezuelan people had become accustomed to governing themselves during the “capture” of Ferdinand II and rule of Joseph Bonaparte. The people of Venezuela set up Junta’s to govern themselves during the rule of Joseph Bonaparte. Parliament in Spain ran to the British for their help and set up the Constitution
Food shortages, high inflation rates, protest, and violence: one sees these headlines in a Google search of Venezuela today. All around the country, there are long lines to buy simple necessities, like bread and milk. High inflation rates lead to shortages of food supplies, which increase frustration leading to protests in the streets and, sadly, an increase of violence. The protests and violence result from the inability of Venezuelans to provide the most basic human needs for their families. Sky-rocketing inflation rates in Venezuela are the result of Hugo Chavez, the former socialist and revolutionary leader of the country, and his administration. While in power, Chavez was so consumed with fixing the social issues in Venezuela, that other aspects of the country were ignored – like the economy. In 2014, Venezuela is left with a destroyed economy, angry people, and a government that is trying to fix the many issues the country currently faces; although the government is committed to finding solutions, the people of Venezuela do not feel the government is fixing the problems fast enough.
As a result, with the passing of the years Chavez created an atmosphere of division, violence and unrest within the population. Thus, created a marked difference between the supporters and opponents of his policies, a situation that President Hugo Chavez took advantage of for his own purposes, deploying a communist regime disguised as a socialist. In other words, Chavez tricked Venezuela’s people, offering the establishment of a socialism that was nothing more than a dictatorship adapted to their own purposes, becoming the most recognized leader of the left worldwide. Throughout the fourteen years that he remained in power, Chávez followed a strategy of introducing a socialist government in Venezuela in stages. According to Enrique Standish in the article titled “Venezuela Finally Turns Communist” it happened in four stages.
In my opinion, if my president wasn’t even a citizen of my country, that person should be ashamed. The president is a public figure for a country and shouldn’t deceive people just to have power. The president is the main portrayer in what the world looks to see what a country is like. Though Venezuela has political issues, Venezuela should take care of their people and give them food and supply to help.This article ties in with the absolutism unit because just like many rulers, they were obsessed with power and don’t think about their people.
Venezuelans are extremely mad at the president because they don't have products in the supermarkets, also because they are suffering from hunger, because there is not enough products for them to buy. Another reason because they are angry is because they also have childs and they don't want to see them without eating. The low economy in Venezuela is the biggest issue that the country can face because is causing really bad problems between the police and the people who are mad at the president. As a result of the bad economy the venezuelans people are doing what they want. According to a reporter in the news he says, “Venezuelans had three days with no electricity and because of this the venezuelans people start to break the pharmacies and supermarkets to take the products” I think that Venezuelan government have to make a plan to make changes with others countries to improve the food crisis that the country is facing. Also the venezuelans are being really angry because they can’t face the food crisis. One reason because they are acting like that is because they also have childs and they don't want that the child's suffer from hunger. Adding to this venezuelans people have to do long lines to buy products in the supermarkets but they feel angry because there's no enough products and they don't know what is the products that they will find in the
Venezuela’s condition was worsened Carlos Andres Perez came to power in 1988. Unfortunately, he ended up leaving his original state-centered development model for unpopular neoliberal reforms that included privatization, trade liberalization, and deregulation. As transportation fares increased, Venezuelans mobilized to protest these new reforms. These protests were met with military violence and very little change in the new reforms. As a result of this, Venezuelans were left with a feeling of distrust and hostility towards these traditional parties and the old system, leading to increased support toward political independents and a new system of multiple polarized parties. Venezuelans were also looking for a positive change and very few