Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century
Jun 15 2018
•2h 35m
•Documentary
An analysis of the causes, social, political, and economic that caused the rise of Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela; his abuse of power and the response of civil society, including the student movement; his political fall as well as the secrecy that surrounded his illness and the succession of Nicolás Maduro.
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Hugo Chávez
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Sebastián Piñera
Self - President of Chile (2010–2014 / 2018–2022)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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