Epstein Secrets

ite their efforts to hollow out Venezuela's democratic infrastructure and their virulent anti-Americanism, the late Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, had no difficulty in finding American consultants who would repre- sent the interests of their government and the national oil company?' Richard

with a victory for the democratic opposi- tion in Venezuela's parliamentary elections, Macri's victory may have been the beginning of a rollback of Latin America's populist movements, which had previ- ously made impressive gains across the region!' Voters in these countries retained faith in the democrat- ic pr

urther operation in February 2012. However, in December 2012, he announced he needed further cancer surgery in Cuba, and named his Vice-President, Nicolas Maduro, as his preferred successor should the need arise. Since then he has struggled to recover and remained out of public view, finally returning to Ve

Hugo Chavez, who won another six-year term as Venezuela's president in October 2012, is one of the most visible, vocal and controversial leaders in Latin America. The former army paratrooper first came to prominence as a leader of a failed coup in 1992. Six years later, he caused a seismic shift in Venezuel

with a victory for the democratic opposi- tion in Venezuela's parliamentary elections, Macri’s victory may have been the beginning of a rollback of Latin America’s populist movements, which had previ- ously made impressive gains across the region. Voters in these countries retained faith in the democrat- ic pro

espite their efforts to hollow out Venezuela's democratic infrastructure and their virulent anti-Americanism, the late Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro, had no difficulty in finding American consultants who would repre- sent the interests of their government and the national oil company.” ¢ Richard