Chavez foe leads massive march in Venezuela

[Judi Lynn]

151. That's not the way the Venezuelan people viewed that coup attempt.

From a very quick search:

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1992 Venezuelan Coup D’état

In February of 1992, then again in November of the same year, lieutenant colonel Hugo Chávez along with about 12,000 men endeavored to overthrow the Carlos Andrés Pérez government. The coup was a failure and Chávez was imprisoned for two years. Though fruitless in his attempt to seize power, in Hugo Chávez, Venezuela had a new national hero. The coup bolstered Chávez’ popularity and ultimately set the stage for his eventual presidency.

2002 Venezuelan Coup D’état

Lasting a little over two days, the 2002 attempt to overthrow the Chávez government was an utter failure. What it did succeed in, however, was catapulting Chávez into the international spotlight.

More: Hugo Chávez: Rise of the Venezuelan President | Suite101.com http://suite101.com/article/hugo-chvez-a152245#ixzz1xjezwwZT

Right-wingers always overlook the man they attempted to overturn had forced his military to commit the hideous "El Caracazo" massacre, which became the turning point for Venezuelan righteous people who realized they could never go back again to conditions which would allow something like that to happen.

Also right-wingers also neglect mentioning he was pardoned by the Venezuelan President who succeeded the criminal, impeached former President Carlos Andres Perez, who lived with his mistress in Miami, like all the other hideous clowns from the Americas who are unloved by their people after their abuses.