16 Mai 1998 Jahr - Hugo Chávez elected in Venezuela

Beschreibung:

-another Latin American ally to Cuba

-Chávez said Castro was his mentor

-"Venezuela is travelling towards the same sea as the Cuban people, a sea of happiness and of real social justice and peace" -Chávez

-start of "Pink Tide" (from 1998): left-wing leaders elected in Latin America

-trade deal, & Venezuelan oil sold to Cuba at low prices

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