This collection consists of documents relating to the 1998 Regional and Presidential Elections in Venezuela, in particular the candidacy and election of Hugo Chavez as Venezuela’s President. Included in this collection are documents concerning U.S. relations with Venezuela during the initial social, economic, and political transformation of Venezuela in the first year of the Presidency of Hugo Chavez.
-February Coup Leader Released; Rebels Return from Peru and Ecuador
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-Advancing the Human Rights Agenda in Venezuela
[170 Kb]
-Don't Worry, be Happy: an Assessment of Venezuela's Political Stability
[154 Kb]
-Recent Presidential Election Polling Information
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-Red Berets and Che-Esque Posters: Hugo Chavez Registers Party and Claims to be Gaining Momentum
[235 Kb]
-Radical Cause Joins Irene
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-INR Intelligence Briefs and Assessments
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-Hugo Chavez Celebrates "Day of Dignity"
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook
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-Democratic Action (AD) Recasting Itself as the Party of Change: Ambassador Meets with AD Secretary General Luis Alfaro
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-Ambassador's Meeting with Irene Saez
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: a Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 2 (March 2-16)
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-Striving for Respectability: Hugo Chavez Meets Foreign Press
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 3 (March 16-30)
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-Ambassador Meets with
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 4 (March 30-April 13)
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-GOV National Anti-Drug Center Hosts Campaign Finance Conference
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-Venezuelan Conference on Campaign Financing
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-Your Meeting with Radames Munoz Leon on Tuesday, May 12, at 10:30 A.M.
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-Major Parties Advance Efforts to Split Elections Despite Critical National Election Council Report
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 5 (April 14 - May 11)
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 6 (May 11-25)
[289 Kb]
-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 7 (May 25-June 8)
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-Official Informal
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-INR Intelligence Briefs and Assessments
[124 Kb]
-Taking a Look at the Marxist Theorist Behind Chavez Campaign Strategy
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 8 (June 8 - July 6)
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-Venezuelan Presidential Candidates Speak on Human Rights
[81 Kb]
-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 9 (July 6-20)
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-Hugo Chavez Formally Registers Candidacy
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-Official Informal
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-Official Informal
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-Hugo Chavez and Visas
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-Staffdel Meets with Presidential Campaign Staffs, Political Parties, and Analysts
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-ARA Guidances, August 14, 1998
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-Venezuelan Foreign Minister Assembles Diplomatic Corps for Economic/Political Presentation
[92 Kb]
-Irene Saez's "Contract for Change"
[59 Kb]
-Advisor Tries to Build Support for Chavez Candidacy
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-Taking Another Step in Our Dialogue with Hugo Chavez Confidential
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-Henrique Salas Romer: The Confident Presidential Candidate
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-Media Coverage: Ambassador Maisto's Meeting with Presidential Candidate Hugo Chavez
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-Information Memo From ARA - Peter F. Romero, Acting, To The Deputy Secretary Re: Venezuelan Presidential Candidate Hugo Chavez: More Than Words Will Ever Say
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-Irene Saez: The Optimistic Presidential Candidate
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-Assistant Secretary's Daily Activities Report, ARA/AND, October 2, 1998
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-Ambassador's Meeting with National Electoral Council President
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-International Election Observers: the Key to Free, Fair, and Successfull Eelections in Venezuela
[224 Kb]
-What's Up for Grabs in the Upcoming November Election
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-Presidential Candidate Henrique Salas Romer's Campaign Platform
[77 Kb]
-Whatever It Takes to Win: A Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 10 (September 28-October 12)
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-Regulations Regarding International Observers to Venezuelan Elections
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-Coup Rumors
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-Scenesetter for Your Visit to Venezuela
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-The Five Phases of Chavez's Constituyente
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-Looks at Irene, Chavez, and His Future
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-The Hugo Chavez Manifesto: The Fifth Republic Movement's Political Action Plan
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-Polling the Pollsters: an Overview
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-Has Not Given Up on Irene
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-Polling the Pollsters: Consultores 21 (Report 2 of 9)
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-Polling the Pollsters
[167 Kb]
-Travel of Ambassador Maisto to Maracaibo, Oct 23-25, 1998
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-Polling the Pollsters: CVI (Report 4 of 9)
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-Whatever It Takes to Win: a Venezuelan Campaign Notebook, Issue 12 (October 12-26)
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-Polling the Pollsters: Datos Information Resources (Report 5 of 9)
[148 Kb]
-Election Observation Visit of Former President Jimmy Carter to Caracas - Media Reaction
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-Venezuela's November 8 Regional Elections: Democracy and Decentralization are the Winners
[243 Kb]
-Jimmy Carter Lays Groundwork for Observer Mission
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-Polling the Pollsters: Datanalisis (Report 6 of 9)
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-Polling the Pollsters: Doxa/Mori (Report 7 of 9)
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-Polling the Pollsters: Mercanalisis (Report 9 of 9)
[138 Kb]
-The November 8 Regional Elections: Final Count and Confidential
[342 Kb]
-The Presidential Elections Two Weeks Out: Not at All Over
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-The Presidential Elections Two Weeks Out: Not at All Over
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-Striving to Beat Chavez
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-Hugo Chavez's Plan to Transform Venezuela: Part I
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-Information Memo From ARA - John R. Hamilton, Acting, To The Secretary Re: Venezuelan Presidential Election Update
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-Ambassador's Meeting
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-Polling the Pollsters in the Home Stretch
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-Caracas Elections: Provisional Press Guidance
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-INR Intelligence Briefs
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-Hugo Chavez Wins in a Landslide
[142 Kb]
-ARA Guidances, December 7, 1998
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-OAS Declares December 6 Presidential Election "Clean, Free, and Transparent"
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-Chavez in Argentina
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-Venezuelan Cabinet Posts, Political Appointments, and Supreme Court Judges
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-Hugo Chavez Visits Colombia
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-Recent Activities at the Organization of American States
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-Ara Guidances, December 22-23, 1998
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-C-26 Aircraft for Venezuela: Request for Extension
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-Letter from Secretary to Foreign Minister - Designate Rangel
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-Maritza Izaguirre to Continue as Finance Minister Under
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-Scenesetter for Visit to Washington of President-Elect Hugo Chavez
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-New Venezuelan Congress Begins Its Session, Elects Its Leadership
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-Chavez Takes Office, Asks for Forgiveness, Convokes a Constitutional Referendum, and Lays out His Agenda
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-Secretary of Energy Richardson Discusses Investment Issues with U.S. CEOS
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-Venezuela's MOD Requests Immediate EOD Assistance
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-Venezuelan Soldiers Leave Their Barracks...to Implement Chavez's Civil-Military Public Works Program
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-Scenesetter for Your Visit to Venezuela
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-Dialogue Before Force: Gov Efforts to Resolve Property Invasion Issue
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-Chavez Government Moves Ahead with Plans to Further open Venezuela's Telcom Sector
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-Chavez Lays Down Some Markers
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-Chavez, the National Electoral Council, and Constitutional
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-Chavez Announces Resignation of Five Ministers Who Will Run for the Constitutional Assembly
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-Latin American Regional Labor Congress
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-Rhetoric Rises as Campaign Begins
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-Personal Attack on Chavez Marks Independence Day Ceremony
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-All Power to Hugo Chavez! - Spanish Press Reports and Editorial Comment (7/27/99)
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-Polling the Pollsters
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-Chavez Pledges Commitment to Increased Counter-Narcotics Copperation, Calls for Mechanism to Enhance Coordination
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-Scensetter for Under Secretary Pickering's Visit to Caracas
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-Meeting with Defense and Interior Ministers
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-Economic Issues in Venezuelan Draft Constitution
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-Defense Minister Meeting with Ambassador
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-Referendum Eve
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-Codel Ballenger
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-Final Constitution Text: Preamble, Articles 1-42
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