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Venezuela: A Rich History and Vibrant Culture

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Explore the diverse cultures, turbulent history, and rich economy of Venezuela. Learn about its festivals, economy, government, and key political events. Discover how socialism and Bolivarism shape its policies and relations with other countries.

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Venezuela: A Rich History and Vibrant Culture

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  1. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela By Chris and Minos

  2. General • Capital: Caracas • Population: 27 million (40th) • National language: Spanish • Area: 916,445km2 (33rd) • 93% of all literate.

  3. Cultures and People • Indigenous peoples • 92 percent are Roman Catholic. • Many native Venezuelans still feel repressed by the ‘white’ Spanish, despite having independence • The biggest Venezuelan festivals are: San Juan, and native celebrations.

  4. History of the Economy Economy really began when: • Venezuela = main oil exporter. 1908 to 1935. • Only rich oligarchs & foreign oil firms benefited on oil. • 1978, Economic crisis! • 1992, Inflation, dept, and Corruption. • 1999, Chavez promises to stabilize economy with socialist ideals.

  5. Government Venezuela is a federal republic Has a president, vice-president, and a parliament (known as a National Assembly) Two political blocs: United Socialist Party, and social democratic A New Era Foreign relations: Close with Latin American countries (especially Cuba), shaky with US

  6. Key Political Events • 1830: Became an official autonomous nation • 1830-1947: Unstably, a series of dictators overthrew one after another. • 1947: Leftist gov’t came into power • 1970’s: Made many relations with communist Russia • 1992: Failed coup by Chavez (more info next slide) • 1999: Chavez becomes president legally • 2000, 2002: Riot over Chavez’s leftist policies • 2005, 2006: Chavez named one of Time’s 100 most influential people

  7. Hugo Chavez Current President (from 1998) Socialist Critic of globalization and American foreign policy Philosophy: Bolivarism Foreign policy: Strong Latin American ties Economic policy: Socialism

  8. SOURCES We didn’t copy & paste we just read from these websites: • http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/venezuela • www.geographia.com/venezuela/history.htm • www.mapsofworld.com/south.../history/venezuela.html

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