Venezuelan President facts
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Former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said that Muammar Gaddafi was welcome in Venezuela but stated that Charlie Sheen was not; "There are limits"
When Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez kept interrupting the Spanish prime minister during 2007 Ibero-American summit, the Spanish king asked him "¿Por qué no te callas?" (Shut up, will you?). The phrase became a memetic sensation, a popular ringtone and the name of an Argentinian TV show.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 11 of the best facts about Venezuelan President I managed to collect.
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President Truman had a painting of Simon Bolivar in the Oval Office. Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Colombia as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule.
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In 2006 Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez pitched a longterm lock in the price of oil at $50 a barrel
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed that Venezuela's food shortages serve as an aphrodisiac. He claimed that "The Maduro diet gets you hard without Viagra".
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Venezuelan President Eleazar López Contreras, who is shown as a fascist in Hearts of Iron IV, gave refuge to 2 shiploads of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany
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After the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro claimed that a little bird told him to lead Venezuela in his stead. He meant that an actual small bird infused with the spirit of Chavez told him. He is currently the president of Venezuela.
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Venezuelan President Maduro's nephews confessed to smuggling 1600 lbs of cocaine from Venezuela. They are now in a US prison.
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The Venezuelan election of 1952 was initially free and open despite the main opposition party being banned. This changed when initial results showed the ruling junta losing by a large margin; full results were never published and the junta's candidate was installed as President anyway.
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Hugo Chávez, as president of Venezuela, hosted a TV show from 1999 to 2012. Beginning in 1999, Chávez spent an average of 40 hours a week on television. The show blamed United States for Venezuelan economic problems.
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It's the 59th anniversary of the military invasion of Santo Domingo, planned by Fidel Castro of Cuba and Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt to overthrow the dictator, Trujillo.
