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StatesmanPolitics1954–2013

Hugo Chávez

A Venezuelan statesman, Chávez led 21st-century socialism, nationalizing sectors, funding social programs with oil, and concentrating power in a Bolivarian project of strong popular and nationalist appeal.

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Closest Spectrum
Left
Closest Ideology
Bolivarian Socialism
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Nicolás Maduro
Catalog image for Hugo Chávez
1954–2013
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal20%
    Unitary80%
  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy38.8%
    Autocracy61.2%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Security
    Security76%
    Liberty24%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation32.5%
    Multicultural67.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force50%
    Negotiation50%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention47.5%
    Interventionist52.5%
  • Ownership

    Very strong · Public
    Public92.5%
    Private7.5%
  • Economic coordination

    Very strong · State direction
    State direction91.2%
    Markets8.8%
  • International trade

    Strong · Protectionism
    Protectionism80%
    Free trade20%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Religious
    Secular37.5%
    Religious62.5%
  • Social norms

    Near midpoint
    Progressive47.5%
    Traditionalist52.5%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration38.8%
    Ecologist61.2%

What distinguishes Hugo Chávez

Largest median distance

Ownership

This position is 40.0 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 53% PublicHugo Chávez 93% Public

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Foreign involvement

This position is 0.8 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 48% Non-InterventionHugo Chávez 48% Non-Intervention

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.