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Hugo Chávez
1954–2013
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A coup d'état is led by Hugo Chávez against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
February 4 →Hugo Chávez Frías, Venezuelan military and politician, is elected President of Venezuela.
December 6 →Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez.
April 12 →Over two hundred thousand people marched in Caracas towards the Presidential Palace of Miraflores, to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. 19 of the protesters are killed, and the Minister of Defense Gral. Lucas Rincon announces Hugo Chávez resignation on national TV.
April 11 →Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the presidential palace to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
April 11 →¿Por qué no te callas? incident between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez.
November 10 →Related Historical Figures
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