Hugo Chavez – författare

Hugo Ch�vez, military officer turned left-wing revolutionary, was one of the most important Latin American leaders of the twenty-first century. This book tells the story of his life up to his election as president in 1998.Throughout this riveting and historically important account of his early years, Ch�vez''s energy and charisma shine through. As a young man, he awakens gradually to the reality of his country-where huge inequalities persist and the majority of citizens live in indescribable poverty-and decides to act. He gives a fascinating description of growing up in Barinas, his years in the Military Academy, his long-planned military conspiracy-the most significant in the history of Venezuela and perhaps of Latin America-which led to his unsuccessful coup attempt of 1992, and eventually to his popular electoral victory in 1998.His collaborator on this book is Ignacio Ramonet, the famous French journalist (and editor for many years of Le Monde diplomatique), who undertook a similar task with Fidel Castro (Fidel Castro: My Life).

""No comparéis vuestras fuerzas físicas con las enemigas, porque no es comparable el espíritu con la materia. Vosotros sois hombres, ellos son bestias, vosotros sois libres, ellos esclavos." Simón BolívarConocido en toda América Latina como El Libertador, el revolucionario venezolano Simón Bolívar fue uno de los líderes más importantes en las guerras de independencia de las colonias españolas. Recientemente rescatado por el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez para su propio programa político, que él ha llamado "la revolución bolivariana", el mensaje de Bolívar sigue siendo tan estimulante en las actuales luchas políticas y sociales como lo fueron en su tiempo."