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Hugo Chávez's presidential term

By Miroslava Dergileva
  • to set out the policy

    to set out the policy

    Aló, Presidente, the programme in which излагалась и обсуждалась политика, had no time limits, no script and без телесуфлёра.
  • to keep promise

    to keep promise

    Hugo Chávez, whose death has been announced, был человеком слова.
  • to conduct a session

    to conduct a session

    As president, he не проводил регулярных заседаний кабинета министров; he'd bring the many to a weekly meeting, broadcast live on radio and television.
  • a supporter

    a supporter

    Nicaragua is one of Venezuela's союзников in Alba
  • dump, adapt to

    dump, adapt to

    One session included an open discussion of healthcare in трущобах Каракаса, rap, a self-critical examination of Venezuelans привыкших к the politics of oil money.
  • to cope with the revolution

    to cope with the revolution

    In that period Chávez won 56% of the vote in 1998, 60% in 2000 и пережил государственный переворот in 2002
  • families in need

    families in need

    The facts speak for themselves: the percentage of домохозяйств, живущих в бедности fell from 55% in 1995 to 26.4% in 2009.
  • constant confirmation of

    constant confirmation of

    All this talking and direct contact meant the постоянное подтверждение обещанного between Chávez and the people of Venezuela.
  • to save, to achieve

    to save, to achieve

    But whatever the future may hold, the peoples of the Americas will fight спасти настоящее in which they have обрели голос.
  • to plough the sea

    to plough the sea

    The revolution will not откатится назад.