Venezuela: What Dictatorship? What Dictator?: A pragmatic view to the Chávez's controversy

President Hugo Chávez of The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been in the headlines since his arrival as a public figure in 1992. He has many friends and supporters as it has been expressed in more than a dozen of elections. However, in the same manner, he has many and powerful political enemies. Frustrated for so many electoral defeats, they have used the mass media to fight against what they normally refer to as “the regime”. You have probably heard about the tyrant, left-wing strongman dictator who is heading a military dictatorship in Venezuela. Well, that is not true. The purpose of this book is to share with the reader the democratic process thru which Hugo Chávez and his political associates became so powerful in Venezuela. The government is not a dictatorship or Chávez a dictator, as you have probably heard. The book also takes a shot at the historical facts that contributed to Chavez rise to power and the immense discomfort that it causes in those opposing him.