by CFR Multimedia Team – Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez took office in 1999 on a populist platform. But three terms into his “socialist revolution,” critics say the country increasingly resembles an authoritarian state.

This timelime offers a visual account of Chavez’s rise to power and the impact of his presidency.

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PINTADAS CON EL ROSTRO DEL PRESIDENTE HUGO CHÁVEZ EN CARACAS