Hugo Chávez
28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013
Hugo Chávez was a Venezuelan military officer and politician who served as President of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. A career army officer, he led a failed coup attempt in 1992 before winning the 1998 presidential election. In office he promoted a programme he called the Bolivarian Revolution, rewrote the constitution and directed oil revenues into social programmes.
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Life events
Born on 28 July 1954 into a family of schoolteachers.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was commissioned as a sub-lieutenant in the army.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe organised a clandestine group of officers within the armed forces.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe attempt collapsed and he was imprisoned after surrendering on television.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCharges were dropped and he resumed political organising.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was elected with about 56 percent of the vote.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe took office in February 1999 and convened a constituent assembly that produced a new constitution the same year.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was detained on 11 April 2002 and returned to the presidency on 13 April.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe disclosed the diagnosis after surgery in Cuba and underwent repeated treatment over the following two years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe died of cancer at a military hospital at the age of 58.
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