The Hugo Chavez Documentary, Questions and Answers

1. After watching the Hugo Chavez documentary it is clear that the subject matter was his downfall as the republican president. Chavez was the republican president of Venezuelan from 1999 until 2013 when he pasted away from cancer. This documentary showed a lot of the not so positive posted of views on Chavez. As we discussed after class Chavez wanted to run his government as a place: for the people, by the people. This is commonly refereed to as a socialist reform for a president. Chavez could have worked if he consider all of the Venezuelan people. But it was clear that he did not consider the needs of the middle class people, which lead to his downfall as a president. Failing the middle class people was his strings downfall because these people took there feelings to the media. In doing so the media showed Chavez to the world in a negative perspective. 2. For the Chavez documentary both inquisitiveness and character would be an apporaite description fitting to what attempted to take on as president. But lets focus on the character aspect for the global hr leadership section of the text book. Character is described on page 88 of the textbook as character involves a global leaders ability to connect emotionally with people from diverse cultures and wiry an unwavering demonstration of personal integrity. Chavez tried to be very charismatic when it came to the lower class Venezuelan people. He promised most these people homes to live in. An example of this was whenShow MoreRelatedThe Country of Venezuela2965 Words   |  12 PagesCarlos Andres Perez. Venezuela has known an economic momentum with the production of cocoa, coffee, cotton and oil. When Hugo Chavez came to power in 1999, his goal was to reinforce that momentum economy in order to bounce the social lower class. With that, he created a lot of social and economic opportuni ties for the lower class in the name of socialism. The government of Chavez seeks to expand the socialism political throughout the country in order to increase his popularity. The socialism systemRead MoreThe Declaration Of Human Rights2066 Words   |  9 Pagestheir lives are the way they are. In Venezuela, all of these things happen, and everyone has the same answer when they are asked that question: â€Å"Thanks to the government†. According to a Washington Post article published in 2009, there are about 40 political prisoners in Venezuela. These prisoners vary from students who protested in marches to mid-aged men who criticized the government of Hugo Chavez. But they all have one thing in common, they wanted a change. They spoke their opinions, and were punished