Simon Bolivar was one of South America’s greatest generals and political leaders. Whose victories over the Spanish empire led to the independence of Bolivia‚ Panamá‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Ecuador‚ and Peru. Simon was born on July 25‚ 1783 in Caracas‚ Venezuela. His parents past away when he was but a child‚ only 9 years old. He then moved to Spain at the age of 9 years old‚ where he was raised by his nanny Hipolita and his tutor Simon Rodriguez. As for his education‚ he was homeschooled by a fair
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of South America are mistreated by Europeans; more specifically the Spaniards. He wants to improve Latin America’s government but claims it may be impossible therefore‚ asking for help. Also that‚ people in Gran Colombia such as‚ those living in Venezuela‚ do not obtain political rights; not even the nobles. He says that they are so limited that they are prohibited to store crops because they are “royal monopolies”. Simon Bolivar wrote‚ “I cannot persuade myself that the New World can‚ at the moment
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Food Scarcity in Venezuela. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is a small country located in South America. Since its independence from Spain in 1811‚ this country has actively played an important role as a hub for international commerce‚ in the beginning producing agricultural products such as coffee‚ sugar‚ rice‚ cocoa among many others. A hundred years later‚ in 1912 the first oil well was drilled. The Royal Dutch Shell and then Rockefeller’s Standard Oil became major producers of oil in
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article “Venezuela: When Government Failed‚ Bitcoin Prevailed”‚ written by Lindsay Marie‚ the author explains how bitcoin saves most Venezuelans by using allusion and specific examples. Marie commences the article by giving a data on Venezuela’s inflation rate‚ and at the same time bitcoin trading hit over 1 million. This can give the reader a better understanding of the topic of bitcoin‚ and how it can save million lives in Venezuela. Then the author explains what happen when Venezuela printed large
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United States and Venezuela: 2001-2008 Prior to the Cold War‚ “US policy had aimed at keeping major powers from attaining strategic positions that might threaten US security” (Leogrande‚ p. 355‚ 2007). This led to Dollar Diplomacy of President Taft‚ and the justification of intervention on behalf of the fear of Communism. The end of the Cold War resulted in the United States emerging as the sole power of the world‚ leaving no other country willing‚ or able‚ to contest US influence in Latin America
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I come from the richest country in the world‚ yet also one of the poorest. While Venezuela has the largest reserve of petroleum in the world‚ besides uranium‚ gold‚ coltan‚ and anything you can ask for‚ there is hunger‚ illness‚ and poverty. If disgrace was awarded‚ we would win in so many fields: highest inflation‚ most dangerous cities‚ corruption‚ and even 2nd year as the country with the most misery‚ according to John Hopkins University. When I was 5 years old‚ I already knew who Chávez was
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MASS UPRISING DEFEATS CIA COUP IN VENEZUELA By Andy McInerney The revolutionary process underway in Venezuela passed a decisive test over the weekend of April 13-14. Hundreds of thousands of workers and peasants across the country rose up to defeat a U.S.-backed coup attempt organized by the Venezuelan capitalist class against President Hugo Chávez. It was a genuine victory of people’s power in the first open clash of social classes in the oil-rich South American country. But the victory also
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In New Granada‚ Caracas’ city council was composed of Creole elite‚ like that of many other councils across the Spanish viceroyalty. However‚ their loyalty to the Spanish crown was put to the test by the invasion of Napoleon in Spain‚ when he put his brother‚ Joseph‚ on the throne. The Creoles refused to acknowledge the authority of their new king. On April 19‚ 1810‚ the Caracas city council removed the royal Governor‚ declared themselves a junta‚ and declared independence from Spain at a congress
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Policies and Premiums in Venezuela to 2017: Market Databook" contains detailed historic and forecast data policies and premiums in the life insurance industry in Venezuela . This databook provides data on gross written premiums‚ earned premiums‚ premiums per capita‚ number of active policies‚ insurance density‚ sum assured and insurance penetration. Summary This report is the result of Timetrics extensive market research covering the life insurance industry in Venezuela . It contains detailed historic
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CATEDRA II Name: Andrea Dávila Date: 9-12-13 Topic: Socialismo del Siglo XXI – Comparing development models among Ecuador‚ Bolivia and Venezuela. The socialism of the XXI century has certainly new guidelines on policy development‚ which will be presented in this trial‚ and further comprise comparing the developmental models Ecuador‚ Bolivia and Venezuela. And as these represented a change for Latin America especially because it has generated a regional integration‚ which seeks to optimize a model
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