Hugo Chavez was the president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013. He had an interesting way of running the country during his presidency. His political position or ideology could be best defined as Bolivarianism for many reasons. Bolivarianism can be described as a set of doctrines that was popular in South America. It is named after the famous liberator Simon Bolivar. Hugo Chavez’s ideology involved ideas from others he had come to admire. Of course one of those that he admired was Simon Bolivar. The
The history of Venezuela is very interesting. In ancient times, Venezuela was occupied by Indians. These Indians lived on the beaches, in the tropical forests, and on the grasslands of Ilanos. There were three main Indian groups living in Venezuela, the Carib, the Arawak, and the Chibcha. Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to voyage to Venezuela. Columbus came in 1498, during his third voyage to the New World. He settled on the Peninsula de Paria. Years later, Alonso de Ojeda came and gave
Venezuela which capital is Caracas. There current President is Nicolás Maduro elected in 2013. Today Venezuela population is about 30,933,000. The minority group I was interested in is Afro Venezuelan, which has a population of about 3,046,000. (wikipedia) During the 1600s, slaves were brought to work in the copper mines in Coro and in the Isla Margarita for pearl diving and fishing. In the 1800s century large shipments of slaves were brought to Zulia to work at the sugar plantation. “Venezuela’s
either wisely nurture the nation he or she has sworn to guide, or be responsible for the steps backward that country will be doomed to take at the end of their rule. There is no in between. Venezuela, a South American country that has a coastline on the Caribbean Sea, is a prime example of this truth. Venezuela is an oil-rich country that suffers from a multitude of problems created by previous governments, most notably the Chávez regime. Under Chávez’s rule, the country was guided down a devastating
populated areas. Being a modernized country Venezuela has many structures that would have to be taken account for in any operation. It does have the typical high payoff targets such as communication towers (to include radio and internet), power plants, dams, and bridges. Also, all their petroleum mining and refining sites would need to be safeguarded. 70 percent of the country’s GDP is based on exporting oil (Aaron, 2018). Most of the capabilities of Venezuela are state run such as water, sewage, trash
in recorded history, lack of security and basic needs, and a collapsing economy. The key to save a dying nation is a radical change in the government system. Dishonest and fraudulent conduct by those in power is exactly what happens in Venezuela. In fact, The
November , 2017 Social Studies Venezuela: Outline • Introduction • Venezuela is diverse in many ways, such as in the vegetation, ethnicity, wildlife, etc. According to www.venezuelanalysis.com, the country is "considered to be among the 17 most megadiverse countries the world." They also say Venezuela is one of the most urban countries in Latin America. • Population • Ethnicity • The first inhabitants of Venezuela were Native Americans. • Most of the current population (68%) is mestizo, while the
Venezuela Country Report History Venezuela was first explored by Columbus on his third journey in 1498 where he found Arawak, Carib, and Chibcha natives (9 Infoplease). The name Venezuela means little Venice. Venezuela was one of the first South American colonies to revolt against colonial rule in 1810 winning its independence in 1822. It became a republic in 1830 than a period of unstable dictators ruled Venezuela until 1870 (9 Infoplease). In 1870 Antonio Guzman Blanco governed till 1888 during
showing their interest to defend democracy and human rights around Latin America as for example in Venezuela. Furthermore, the OAS demonstrates interest in Strengthening Security, and combating illegal drugs in Colombia (South America); one of the most important things the OAS is focused on is the fostering free trade between countries’ members association. This OAS meeting in Ft. Lauderdale is making history, focusing in the most critical problems that countries from Latin American are trying to combat
Republic of Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. Venezuela’s territory covers about 916,445 square kilometers of land. It is considered a country of extremely high biodiversity. With habitats from the Andes Mountain to the Amazonas rainforest in the South and all the way to the Llanos and Caribbean coasts. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and the Federal Dependencies that are the offshore island. Venezuela is among
State failure is a term that no modern state would want to be associated with. But unfortunately, there are many states in history, and in the present times, that are considered failed states. To be a failed state, they are not able to fulfil the basic tasks of the modern state, and are so weak that their political structures collapse, leading to anarchy and violence. A state must be able to defend their territory, make and enforce rules, give rights to citizens, collect taxes, manage the economy
One of the farthest places from Michigan that I have lived for over a month is Venezuela. Though I was born in Winfield, Illinois, I grew up and lived in Venezuela for most of my life. My parents were missionaries in Puerto Ordaz, located in the northeast, and Caracas, the capital, for fifteen years (from 1988-2003). My grandparents, now retired, were missionaries in Venezuela for forty years. In 2004, when I was eleven years old, I went to my first American school here in Grand Rapids. After a year
Santeria in Venezuela Introduction Why this religion? We choose Santeria as religion to study because it has a big impact on our culture and our past environment. We also choose Santeria because many people around Europe and Asia have none or little knowledge about it and we want to expand the awareness of this religion. Why this culture? We want to focus the impact of this religion in Venezuela because is where we come from and where we raised as human beans also because in our daily life we have
The political instability, social unrest, and economic recession in Venezuela is leading to government collapse of the country. Current Events The current political climate is creating an immediate impact to Venezuela. There is an ongoing problem in Venezuela with looting, food shortages, and financial deficiencies from the lack of proper government from the current administration. This lack of proper management has put the population in a state of social unrest. As a result of the social unrest
the opposition leader, Leopold Lopez was accounted for organizing all the protests that have recently taken place in Venezuela. Indeed, he has been arrested with charges of terrorism and murder; however, these charges have been changed to conspiracy counts and government threat. What it started as a peaceful protest of students demanding more security and economic stability in Venezuela became to be a massacre of innocent young people fighting for a peaceful environment. The opposition and outsiders
exist on both places is much more severe in my home country in Venezuela that it is in the United States. At this point in our history it’s sad that certain humans think they’re superior to other races because of their skin color or religion. However, we have come a long way from the centuries past, which were the times of slavery. Being so close to 2010, racism should have been completely a thing of the past. In Caracas, Venezuela, the country where I’m from, life could be a little different compared
Bolivar impacted society in a positive way because of his contributions in liberating South America, love for South America, and his efforts to unite South America. Simon Bolivar was born on July 24, 1783. His birthplace was in present day Caracas, Venezuela. Bolivar’s full name was Simon José Antonio de la Santísma Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, and was also known as “El Libertador” or “The Liberator” ("Simon Bolivar Biography"). He was born to Colonel Juan Bolívar and Concepción Palacios Blanco. Bolivar’s
AND BAD ADMINISTRATION Introduction Historically, Venezuela has been a considerably rich country. For instance, in the work of Cannon (2008), it is noted that Venezuela was among the richest countries in the world. All citizens experienced this richness because the population in late 18th Century and early 19th Century was considerably small. The country made an effort to buy slaves from Africa leading to over 100,000 slaves entering Venezuela. The population increased but these slaves were humiliated
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
Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. We’ve all heard these names at some point in our lives. These six nations are part of the 20 countries that make up Latin America. But do you know who helped these six nations gain independence from Spain? Símon Bolívar, that’s who. Who is Símon Bolívar? You might ask. Símon Bolívar was a military and political leader of Venezuela during its wars for independence from 1810-1824. Today, he is known as El Libertador in South America. Símon Bolívar’s