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Venezuela,
Hugo
Chavez
and
the
Bolivarian
Republic
Historical
Timeline
1522
:
Colonized
by
Spain
1811
:
one
of
the
first
Spanish-‐American
to
declare
independence
(but
not
very
secured
yet)
1821
:
established
full
independence
from
Spain
but
as
part
of
Gran
Columbia
1830
:
established
its
independence
as
a
separate
country
(but
under
autocratic
regimes
dominated
by
military
strongmen)
1958
:
start
of
democratic
governments
(two-‐party
system)
but
all
deemed
corrupt
1980s
&
1990s
:
economic
shocks
and
political
crises
1992
:
2
attempted
coup
d’état
1993
:
impeachment
of
Pres.
Carlos
Perez
(for
embezzlement
of
public
funds)
1998
:
election
of
Hugo
Chavez
and
the
launch
of
the
Bolivarian
Revolution
(Simon
Bolivar
is
a
19th-‐
century
statesman
who
had
led
the
fight
for
Latin
America’s
independence
from
Spain
and
advocated
the
creation
of
a
league
of
Latin
American
states
1999
:
New
Constitution
for
Venezuela
under
Chavez
and
new
name
for
the
country
(Bolivarian
Republic
of
Venezuela)
–
it
is
a
Federal
Presidential
Republic
with
23
states.
Notes
:
Venezuela
has
the
world's
largest
oil
reserves
and
has
been
one
of...