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Article: A second chance.(President Hugo Chavez is back in office, but with only a 34% approval rating)(Brief Article)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- April 29, 2002
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After a coup forced him out of office for all of 61 hours, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back. But retaking the palace was the easy part. Now Chavez, who has apologized for his missteps and called for reconciliation, must try to govern.
The oil-rich South American country's troubles are far from over. The populist president, who promised to deliver a revolution worthy of the hero Simon Bolivar, won support in the streets but alienated nearly everyone else in business, the labor unions, and the military. A poll in March showed his support had dwindled to 34 percent. His attempt to gain control over Venezuela's state oil industry, the United States' ...