Primary Sources: People - Central, Latin, South America & The Caribbean: Chávez, Hugo

"A reprint of the essay "The Two Faces of Hugo Chávez," by the Nobel prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez is presented. Topics discussed include the failed February 4, 1992 coup by then-Colonel Hugo Chávez, and his plane ride with the writer less than two weeks before his inauguration as the constitutional president of Venezuela on February 2, 1999. Also mentioned are his brief biographic sketch and his study of political science, history and Marxism-Leninism."

"In The Hugo Chávez Show, FRONTLINE producer Ofra Bikel travels to Venezuela to offer an illuminating portrait of the Venezuelan president. Through interviews with former government officials, Chávez associates and ordinary Venezuelans, FRONTLINE chronicles Chávez's ascent to power and his efforts to use the powers of the presidency to stay there."

"An interview with Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, is presented. Topics discussed include victory of Hugo Chávez, former President of Venezuela, in election of 2006; analysis of twenty-first century capitalism in Venezuela, and suffering of Chávez with cancer, and price controls operate through government supermarkets."

"he article presents U.S. President Barack Obama's statement regarding the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias on March 5, 2013."