These were days of marches. Huge marches. That wrapped themselves around the capital, Caracas And, in particular, the higher-class eastern side of the city. It was April 2002. President Hugo Chavez ...

Barbara Walters interviews Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. March 15, 2007 — -- ABC News' Barbara Walters sits down with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela for an interview in which Chavez ...

The socialist leader had been in power since 1998. March 5, 2013— -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez died today at 4:25 p.m., Caracas time, according to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, ...

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Tens of thousands of Venezuelans opposed to President Hugo Chavez marched Saturday to demand his resignation and punishment for those responsible for 17 deaths during a coup in ...

Who needs diplomacy and all its excruciating politeness? Not even the traditional “Yankee Go Home” was enough to convey the pique of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Thursday as he announced that ...

Hugo Chavez speaks to people gathered at the Plaza Caracas on Feb. 4, 1998 in Caracas, Venezuela during celebrations for the anniverary of the 1992 coup. A ban on visiting the United States and the ...

Call for peaceful protests against new laws Chavez says decree powers to deal with floods CARACAS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition accused President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday of a "coup ...

In 1998, a passionate majority of Venezuelans elected a new president. His name was Hugo Chavez, and he was the first leader in generations to come from outside the ruling class. He vowed to ...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich accused President Obama of siding with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez when it comes to the recent coup in Honduras. Gingrich blasted ...