Sub-Topics 2002 News -12-03-07 Venezuela Votes "No" on Extending Term for President Chavez (MSNBC News) "President Hugo Chavez suffered a stunning defeat Monday in a referendum that would have let him run for re-election indefinitely and impose a socialist system in this major U.S. oil provider." 12-07 Papers Chavez Nationalizes Electric and Telecom Firms (USA Today) "President Hugo Chavez announced plans Monday to nationalize Venezuela's electrical and telecommunications companies, pledging to create a socialist state in a bold move with echoes of Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba." 01-07 Venezuela Profile (BBC News) Provides a profile of Venezuela, as well as a map. "Historically one of South America's more stable democracies, Venezuela has one of the largest known oil deposits in the world as well as huge quantities of coal, iron ore, bauxite and gold. Yet up to 85% of Venezuelans live in poverty in shanty towns, the most infamous of which sprawl over the hillsides around the capital, Caracas." 12-02 Venezuela Timeline (BBC News) Provides a short history of Venezuela from 1498 to the present. 12-02 Venezuela's Oil Industry (BBC News - Hale) "Venezuela's oil is exceptionally important to both Venezuela itself and to the rest of the world." "Venezuela is the fifth largest oil exporter in the world, and supplies about 13% of daily oil imports into the US." 12-02 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (BBC News) "Hugo Chavez has seen his fortunes swing dramatically from success to failure and back again since his landslide victory in Venezuela's 1998 presidential election." 12-02

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