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'''Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías''' (b. July 28, 1954) <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21476917 (obviously staged photo)</ref> was the repressive [[leftist]] [[tyrant]] of the Bolivarian Republic of [[Venezuela]].  Chavez has not been seen in public since December 11, 2012. Venezuela's [[communist]] regime may be resorting to [[liberal denial]] about his death, as in the case of [[Cuba]]'s [[Fidel Castro]].

'''Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías''' (b. July 28, 1954) <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21476917 (obviously staged photo)</ref> is the repressive [[leftist]] [[tyrant]] of the Bolivarian Republic of [[Venezuela]].  Chavez has not been seen in public since December 11, 2012. Venezuela's [[communist]] regime may be resorting to [[liberal denial]] about his death, as in the case of [[Cuba]]'s [[Fidel Castro]].

A self-proclaimed [[socialist]] and [[collectivist]], his disastrous economic policies led to food shortages, quotas, and rationing in his oil-rich country, causing thousands to flee.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/4938993/Venezuelas-Hugo-Chavez-tightens-state-control-of-food-amid-rocketing-inflation-and-food-shortages.html</ref>

A self-proclaimed [[socialist]] and [[collectivist]], his disastrous economic policies led to food shortages, quotas, and rationing in his oil-rich country, causing thousands to flee.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/4938993/Venezuelas-Hugo-Chavez-tightens-state-control-of-food-amid-rocketing-inflation-and-food-shortages.html</ref>