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Montevideo, April 18th 2026 - 11:27 UTC

Tag: Hugo Chávez

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials

    The room had been inaugurated on December 1, 2011, during an official visit by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Venezuela

    Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo and Kirchnerism. The measure involved removing portraits, paintings, quotations and objects linked to the former Argentine president, and converting the room into a meeting space with a neutral aesthetic that, according to Venezuelan outlet Monitoreamos, is now used to receive US officials.

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  • Monday, January 5th 2026 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentina's FM champions no joint Celac document condemning Maduro's arrest

    Opposite visions left the regional bloc, inspired by former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, increasingly fragmented

    Argentina's President Javier Milei and Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno reportedly played a key role Sunday in barring a joint statement from all members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) objecting to Washington's operation in Caracas to abduct Nicolás Maduro.

  • Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Maduro mobilizes four million militiamen in response to US naval deployment

    The National Militia, created by Hugo Chávez in 2007, has expanded under Maduro’s rule as part of the doctrine of “civil-military unity”

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Tuesday the activation of four million members of the Bolivarian National Militia in response to the deployment of three US Navy destroyers, aircraft, and submarines off the country’s coast. The operation, ordered by Donald Trump, aims to target Latin American cartels, including the Cartel of the Suns, which Washington accuses Maduro of leading.

  • Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Chávez is not dead, Maduro says

    Chávez lives in the Venezuelan people, Maduro insisted

    Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro stressed Wednesday that Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez had not died. He became “immortal and indestructible,” his successor insisted during a speech before the so-called People's Power Assembly on the 12th anniversary of his passing. Maduro also recalled that Chávez revitalized the legacy of Simón Bolívar and inspired movements across the globe. Bolivian President Luis Arce also honored Chávez's contributions to socialism and regional integration.

  • Monday, January 13th 2025 - 05:08 UTC

    Former Venezuelan VP Isaías Rodriguez dead at 82

    Isaías Rodríguez was instrumental in thwarting the 2002 coup d'état that removed Hugo Chávez from office for two days

    Isaías Rodríguez, Venezuela's first vice president as per the 1999 Constitution under Bolivarian leader Hugo Chávez, passed away Sunday at the age of 82, President Nicolás Maduro announced in Caracas. Rodríguez also served as Venezuela's Attorney General as well as Ambassador to Italy, and vice president of the Constituent Assembly.

  • Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 08:53 UTC

    Former Venezuelan General sentenced to 21 years in a US jail

    Alcalá was also said to have tried to overthrow Maduro

    A former Venezuelan General involved in drug trafficking and who has admitted to helping the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas was sentenced Monday to 21 years in jail by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in a Manhattan federal court.

  • Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

    Venezuelan Supreme Court intervenes Communist Party

    The PCV was an ally of the late President Hugo Chávez (1999-2013) but broke with Maduro due to economic discrepancies.

    Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) ordered the intervention of the Communist Party (PCV) of the South American country, known for its stance against President Nicolás Maduro, it was reported in Caracas.

  • Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    US court finds former Chávez treasurer guilty of collecting bribes

    Dìaz and her husband remained close to Chàvez until the day he died

    One day after her conviction, US Judiciary authorities Friday released details of the modus operandi whereby a former Hugo Chávez aide and her husband collected over US$ 100 million in bribes

  • Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

    The mural represents “Russian victory” over Ukraine

    Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.

  • Monday, February 21st 2022 - 20:22 UTC

    Corruption trial against former President gets under way in Peru

    The prosecution has requested 20 years in jail for Humala

    The trial against former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, his wife Nadine Heredia, and other defendants in the local version of the Lava Jato case started in Lima Monday.

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