The Global Impact of Hugo Chavez

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The Global Impact of Hugo Chavez

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March 2, 2015

March 5 marks the second anniversary since the death of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Chavez led the process that transformed Venezuela away from neoliberal failure. But his impact was much wider: He was at the heart of processes that forged new unity in South America, beginning to overturn decades of U.S. domination and he has become an international beacon for social justice, peace and a multipolar world. [ . . . ]


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In Their Own Words: Remembering Chavez

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March 4, 2015

​When then President Hugo Chavez died on March 5, 2013, there was an outpouring of grief from those touched by one of the most iconic figures in Latin American history.

“Death is always felt, but when it is the death of a great fighter, one that I once defined as the most generous leader that I have ever met, the pain is on another dimension… It's magnitude is bigger than the loss,” said Jose Mujica, then president of Uruguay. Click here to read more quotes from world leaders about Chavez [ . . . . ] .