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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Chávez was born in Sabaneta in the Barinas state in the plains of Venezuela. Both of his parents were primary school teachers.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Tricontinental]]|title=The Strategic Revolutionary Thought and Legacy of Hugo Chávez Ten Years After His Death|date=2023-02-28|url=https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429215204/https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|archive-date=2023-04-29}}</ref> Chávez as a child was often seen with coloring books or playing baseball, maintaining a passion for painting for the rest of his teenage years, leaving Sabaneta in 1966 to pursue studying visual arts in the Daniel Florencio O'Leary High School, in the capital of the state of Barinas. Chávez during his time in the capital played baseball and developed a new passion for the sport, wanting to be a professional baseball player, leaving painting behind and going to a stadium a few blocks away to continue playing baseball. Despite this, Chávez' family did not have the resources for him to study in the center of the country, ending up studying theater in Mérida. After graduation on 8 August 1971, Chávez entered the Military Academy of Venezuela. | Chávez was born in Sabaneta in the Barinas state in the plains of Venezuela. Both of his parents were primary school teachers.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Tricontinental]]|title=The Strategic Revolutionary Thought and Legacy of Hugo Chávez Ten Years After His Death|date=2023-02-28|url=https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429215204/https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|archive-date=2023-04-29}}</ref> Chávez as a child was often seen with coloring books or playing baseball, maintaining a passion for painting for the rest of his teenage years, leaving Sabaneta in 1966 to pursue studying visual arts in the Daniel Florencio O'Leary High School, in the capital of the state of Barinas. Chávez during his time in the capital played baseball and developed a new passion for the sport, wanting to be a professional baseball player, leaving painting behind and going to a stadium a few blocks away to continue playing baseball. Despite this, Chávez' family did not have the resources for him to study in the center of the country, ending up studying theater in Mérida. After graduation on 8 August 1971, Chávez entered the Military Academy of Venezuela. | ||
== Military career == | == Military career == | ||
During his time in the military, Chávez often read the works of [[Karl Marx]], [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Mao Zedong]] in secret, with him stating he'd often hide these books from higher rank military officials. | During his time in the military, Chávez often read the works of [[Karl Marx]], [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Mao Zedong]] in secret, with him stating he'd often hide these books from higher rank military officials. Chávez during this time was highly influenced by [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] and even considered himself one, his brothers participation in the failed 1962 coup "El Carupanazo" as a member of the Revolutionary Leftist Movement party being considered a driving factor for his leaning towards [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]]. | ||
In 1982, Chávez and a group of his comrades in the military formed the [[Bolivarian Revolutionary Army 2000]]. In 1983, he renamed it to the Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement 200, named for the 200th birthday of Simón Bolívar. The MBR-200 was inspired by Bolívar, [[Simón Rodríguez]], and [[Ezequiel Zamora]]. In February 1992, Chávez tried to overthrow the Venezuelan government but failed.<ref name=":0" /> | In 1982, Chávez and a group of his comrades in the military formed the [[Bolivarian Revolutionary Army 2000]]. In 1983, he renamed it to the Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement 200, named for the 200th birthday of Simón Bolívar. The MBR-200 was inspired by Bolívar, [[Simón Rodríguez]], and [[Ezequiel Zamora]]. In February 1992, Chávez tried to overthrow the Venezuelan government but failed.<ref name=":0" /> | ||