Ten Things I Learned from Hugo Chávez

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15. Linda Wells, the *author*, explained what she meant in the sentences that follow

in that paragraph.

There were any number of things Chavez said and actions he tried that could be criticized as going too far...

Of the many things Hugo Chávez tried in his life, the one that catapulted him into folk hero status in his country in 1992 was his 90-second speech in which he took responsibility for a military coup attempt that had failed, “por ahora” – for now. The next day the words “por ahora” were written on walls all over the place.

...or not far enough:

Later Hugo Chávez would spend time with Fidel Castro, and together they would agree that the way to go in Latin America was no longer armed revolution, but rather electoral revolution, with an unwavering commitment to create a better world.

Full Article: http://www.zcommunications.org/ten-things-i-learned-from-hugo-ch-vez-by-laura-wells