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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. By Chris and Minos. General. Capital: Caracas Population: 27 million (40 th ) National language: Spanish Area: 916,445km2 (33 rd ) 93% of all literate. . Cultures and People. Indigenous peoples 92 percent are Roman Catholic.
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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela By Chris and Minos
General • Capital: Caracas • Population: 27 million (40th) • National language: Spanish • Area: 916,445km2 (33rd) • 93% of all literate.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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