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Venezuela

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  1. 1998-12-06 December 6, 1998: Hugo Chavez Elected President of Venezuela
  2. 1999-12-15 December 15, 1999: Venezuelans Approve New Constitution
  3. 1999-12-15 After December 15, 1999: Venezuela’s New Contsitution Seen as Integral to Grassroots Social Movement
  4. 2001-04-11 April 11, 2001: Venezuelan Coup Plotter in Washington
  5. 2001-05-03 May 3, 2001-May 16, 2001: Spain War Games Attack on Venezuela
  6. 2001-12-18 December 18, 2001: US Official Meets with Venezuelan Coup Plotter
  7. 2001-12-28 December 28, 2001: San Francisco Examiner Suggests US May Be Planning Coup in Venezuela
  8. 2002-02-18 February 18, 2002: Prominent Venezuelan Navy Officer Calls on President Chavez to Resign
  9. 2002-02-18 Before February 18, 2002: Prominent Venezuelan Air Force Officer Calls for President Chavez’s Resignation
  10. 2002-02-20 February 20, 2002: Two Members of the International Republican Institute Approach Anti-Chavez Navy Officer
  11. 2002-03-05 March 5, 2002: CIA Briefing Document Mentions Coup in Venezuela
  12. 2002-03-11 March 11, 2002: CIA Report Says Venezuelan Military May Attempt to Overthrow President Chavez
  13. 2002-04-01 April 1, 2002: CIA Report Says Venezuelan Military Still Planning a Coup against President Chavez
  14. 2002-04-06 April 6, 2002: CIA Brief Says Progress for Coup Underway in Venezuela
  15. 2002-04-08 April 8, 2002: CIA Brief Says ‘Disgruntled Officers’ Planning Coup in Venezuela
  16. 2002-04-11 April 11, 2002: Coup only Temporarily Successful in Venezuela
  17. 2002-04-11 Weeks Preceding April 11, 2002: Venezuelan Coup Plotter Meets with US Officials
  18. 2002-04-12 April 12, 2002: International Republican Institute Head Praises Ouster of Venezuelan President
  19. 2002-04-16 April 16, 2002: Chavez Says US Plane at Place He Was Held in Captivity
  20. 2002-04-17 April 17, 2002: Official Says US Was Not Aware of Coup against Chavez
  21. 2002-04-18 April 18, 2002: Bush Says Chavez Must Learn Lesson from Unrest
  22. 2002-04-21 April 21, 2002: Venezuelan Investigation Indicates Two US Officers Joined Anti-Chavez Commanders
  23. 2002-05-14 May 14, 2002: Chavez Says He Has Proof of US Involvement in Coup
  24. 2002-10-06 October 6, 2002: Chavez Says Another Plot Foiled
  25. 2002-10-20 October 20, 2002: Chavez Says Assassination Attempt Avoided
  26. 2003-02-03 February 3, 2003: Strike Ends in Venezuela
  27. 2003-02-03 February 3, 2003: Private Contractor in Venezuela Involved in Effort to Undermine Chavez
  28. 2004-02-03 February 3, 2004: US Reported to Be Planning Another Coup in Venezuela
  29. 2004-08-26 August 26-27, 2004: Caribbean Countries and Venezuela Agree to Form PetroCaribe
  30. 2004-11-23 November 23, 2004: National Security Archive Obtains Documents Indicating CIA Knew in Advance about Venezuelan Coup
  31. 2005-01-30 January 30, 2005: Venezuela Expands Cooperation with China
  32. 2005-02-01 February 1, 2005: Chavez Says Venezuela Considering Sale of Oil Refineries
  33. 2005-02-01 February 1-3, 2005: Fox News Runs Series on Venezuela
  34. 2005-02-08 February 8, 2005: US Expresses Concern about Arms Deal between Venezuela and Russia
  35. 2005-02-15 February 15, 2005: Deputy Secretary of State Says Chavez Government is ‘a Creeping Authoritarianism’
  36. 2005-02-15 February 15, 2005: Secretary of State Says Chavez Government is a ‘Negative Force in the Region’
  37. 2005-02-16 February 16, 2005: CIA Director Names Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, and Cuba as ‘Potential Areas for Instability’
  38. 2005-02-20 February 20, 2005: Chavez Claims US Again Plotting against Him
  39. 2005-02-23 February 23, 2005: US State Department Denies Chavez Assassination Plot Allegations
  40. 2005-03-01 March 1, 2005: Venezuelan Navy Detects Small Fleet of US Vessels in Caribbean
  41. 2005-03-04 March 4, 2005: Chavez Says US-Sponsored Trade Agreement Is Dead
  42. 2005-06-29 June 29, 2005: Caribbean Countries and Venezuela Sign Petrocaribe Alliance
  43. 2005-08-22 August 22, 2005: Christian Broadcaster Calls for Assassination of Venezuelan President
  44. 2005-08-24 August 24, 2005: Former CIA Operative Advocates Assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
  45. 2005-09-07 September 7, 2005: Caribbean Countries and Venezuela Agree to Details of Petrocaribe Alliance
  46. 2005-09-30 September 30, 2005: Hugo Chavez: Venezuela Moves Funds from US to Europe and Other Countries
  47. 2006-04-25 April 25, 2006: Chavez Agrees to Sell Fuel to 51 Nicaraguan Communities on Preferential Terms
  48. 2006-04-28 April 28, 2006: Department of State: Cuba and Venezuela Support Terrorism
  49. 2006-08-18 August 18, 2006: National Intelligence Office Establishes New ‘Mission Manager’ for Intel on Cuba and Venezuela
  50. 2006-08-21 August 21, 2006: ODNI: Venezuela and Cuba ‘Constrict’ Democracy