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Hugo Chavez (Sabeneta, Venezuela)
 * 1998 ** - Hugo Chavez elected president. He is the only president. [[image:file:///Users/kimcianela/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.png]]
 * 2000 ** - Foreign Minister Jose Vicente Rangel cancels his plot to kill the president. Chavez wins another six years in office.
 * 2002 **February - Chavez appoints new board of directors to state oil monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela in move opposed by executives.
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 * 2002 ** April - Chavez returns to office. After the collapse of the interim government.
 * 2002 **December - Opposition strike cripples the oil industry; the nine-week stoppage leads to fuel shortages. People demand that Chavez resigns.
 * 2005 ** January - President Chavez signs decree on land reform which aims to eliminate Venezuela's large estates. President says land redistribution will bring justice to rural poor.
 * 2007 ** December – Mr. Chavez suffers his first defeat at the ballot box, when voters in a referendum narrowly reject proposals to extend his powers and accelerate his socialist revolution.
 * 2008 ** August - President Chavez announces plans to nationalize one of the country's largest private banks, the Spanish-owned Bank of Venezuela.
 * <span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2009 **<span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> February - Voters in a referendum approve plans to abolish limits on the number of terms in office for elected officials; this would allow President Chavez to stand again when his current term expires in 2012.
 * <span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2010 **<span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">January - President Chavez devalues Venezuela's currency, the Bolivar, by 17% against the US dollar for "priority" imports and by 50% for items considered non-essential, in an effort to boost revenue from oil exports.
 * <span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2010 **<span style="color: #464646; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">January - President Chavez devalues Venezuela's currency, the Bolivar, by 17% against the US dollar for "priority" imports and by 50% for items considered non-essential, in an effort to boost revenue from oil exports.

Personal Information: (Relevant/Interesting Biographical Info.)

Hugo Chavez grew up in a poor part in Venezuela with his parents his parents were teachers but it still did not mean that they were rich. Hugo had to join a baseball team to provide for his family. Hugo got a scholarship for his baseball career but instead he decided to change his career by going into politics because that was his second love. His success was so great that he became the president of Venezuela and owns a oil company called CITGO

Career Accomplishments: (Political, Military, etc.) Hugo Chavez joined the army because he got a scholarship to the academy and he is a president in Venezuela. Has an oil company called CITGO. It was to help Venezuelans with their oil problem

Work Experience: He played baseball then went to college for the military instead the military was his second choice because he was into politics also

Education: Hugo Chavez was given a scholarship for the Venezuelan academy of military sciences for baseball but instead he went to politics

Professional Affiliations and Interests: (what organizations was/is this person involved in?) The organization that Hugo Chavez’s is that he organized an oil company for Venezuelans not to be in trouble and have problems in there country

References: (what other famous people is this person affiliated with?) Other people that influenced is

Fidel Castro was one of Hugo Chavez’s influences the other influence was in baseball his name is Latigo Chavez

**CITGO Should Help Low Income Americans** CITGO should be able to help out the poor of America. What is wrong with accepting help? Citgo has helped around 157,000 households and 245 homeless shelters. Think about what those people would be going through if Citgo had not came and given them oil. Low income Americans struggle through the cold winters because they do not have enough money to pay for oil to keep them warm. The poor need this oil, why take that away from them? If Venezuela doesn’t help the low income society of America then who will. What will happen to them. They will be without heat in the harsh winters. The country of America is going through a recession and does not have much money to spend on oil for the poor. Oil is very expensive and many struggling households have to choose between paying there bills on time or buying food. Adding oil into that mix is very complicated and a struggle on those families. Citgo has taken some of the worry and stress away from the households and gave them one less thing to have to worry about. Hugo Chavez is Anti- Democratic but if his country wants to help then we should let them. Venezuela sees that America needs some help to boast there economy back up and this is a way to do that. America needs to allow people to help so that the economy is not so bad and can boast itself up. This also helps out Venezuela as well. It gives jobs to people who don’t have one. It opens more jobs in Venezuela so that many people can work there hence helping more people of America. I believe this is a good thing and should stay. It is good to accept help when needed, and right now it is much needed and greatly appreciated. Many other countries have to ask for help and it only helps out that country. Pride is standing in the way of those who don’t want to accept the oil from Venezuela.
 * Muriel Jones**