*Since the 1980s, Chavez worked to transform the political system
*Chavez fought against illiteracy, poverty, and malnutrition in the country
*Chavez advocated for multipolarity against U.S. imperialism
*Chavez fought against illiteracy, poverty, and malnutrition in the country
*Chavez advocated for multipolarity against U.S. imperialism
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00:00From his childhood in Sabaneta to his accession as President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez was a man guided by the social struggle and the dream of a united and sovereign Latin America.
00:11Twelve years after his sowing, let's know some details of his life and work.
00:18Hugo Rafael Chávez FrĂas was born in Sabaneta Varinas State in Venezuela on July 28, 1954.
00:25He was a revolutionary military and political leader who grew up in a humble family living the difficulties faced by the popular sectors of the Venezuelan society.
00:34His training at the Venezuelan Military Academy prepared him as a soldier and brought him closer to Bolivarian ideas.
00:41This became the foundation of his political thinking centered on Latin American unity.
00:47In the 1980s, Chávez founded the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement 200, an organization that sought to transform the Venezuelan political system.
00:57The critical point came in 1989 with the Caracazo, a people's rebellion violently repressed by the government of Carlos Andrés Pérez.
01:07On February 4, 1992, Chávez led the military uprising against the government.
01:12Although the action did not achieve its objectives, it laid the foundations for insurrection among the Venezuelan people.
01:21Later, Chávez founded the Fifth Republic Movement and entered electoral politics.
01:26In 1998, he won the presidential elections with broad support from the population.
01:37Under his leadership, sectors such as oil were nationalized and social missions were implemented to guarantee health and education,
01:45achieving a Venezuela free of illiteracy by dropping the rate from 9.1% in 2003 to 4.9% in 2011.
01:55In addition, in regards to food, malnutrition was practically eradicated
01:59by decreasing the percentage of Venezuelans without a minimum daily food intake from 16% in 2000 to 5% in 2011.
02:07Poverty in the country was also reduced by half, from 62.1% in 2003 to 31.9% in 2011, according to data from the World Bank.
02:18Chávez was a critic of U.S. imperialism and an advocate for multipolarity.
02:23He promoted the creation of international associations such as ALBA, Petrocaribe, and the Union of South American Nations,
02:29which sought to strengthen sovereignty and cooperation in the region.
02:34Hugo Chávez passed away on March 5, 2013, leaving an indelible legacy.
02:39His revolution transformed Venezuela into a world reference in the struggle against neoliberalism and imperialism.
02:46His work lives on in the millions of Venezuelans who today have access to education, health and housing thanks to his humanist policies.