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Hugo chavezs venezuela, a sort of political obituary for the selfdeclared savior of venezuela. Keeping the institution unified will be a challenge for venezuelas next president. He has been compared to napoleon, nasser, peron, and castro, but the truth is there has never been a leader like him. Comandante is a trenchant, remarkably colorful book about hugo chavez. In comandante, acclaimed journalist rory carroll tells the inside story of chavezs life, his time as venezuelas president, and his legacy. The inside story of hugo chavezs rule and complex legacy. Hugo chavez and most of the other latin american presidents are parodied in the animated web page isla presidencial. Updated since chavezs death in march 20, comandante is the definitive account of chavezs presidency, an authoritative. The inside story of hugo chavez s rule and complex legacy few leaders in our time have been as divisive and enigmatic as the late hugo chavez.
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