Ideologies / Left-Wing Nationalist / Hugo Chávez
§ The minds · 1954–2013 · Venezuela · President
Hugo Chávez
Bolivarian socialism
Oil, the poor, and the nation.
Economic−72
SocialistMarket
Governance+56
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+24
TraditionalProgressive
The paratrooper-turned-president whose 'Bolivarian Revolution' poured oil revenue into the poor and made Venezuela the hub of 21st-century left-nationalism in Latin America.
social
Mobilised the poor with anti-imperialist, populist progressivism.
economic
Channelled oil wealth into social 'missions' and nationalisation.
governance
Plebiscitary strongman concentrating executive power.
Notable for
- The Bolivarian Revolution
- Oil-funded social missions
- 21st-century socialism
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