IS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ A “TYRANT”?
Hugo Chavez was Bush’s hate figure in Latin America, with his attempts at forming an opposition leftist block against US imperialism. Yet, at the same time, being one of the biggest suppliers of oil to the US. Chavez is a former military man who failed in his first attempt to seize government but is now extremely popular. He controls the media but assists the poor. Chavez is a divisive figure both inside and outside Venezuela. Is he a tyrant or saviour?