Venezuelan Caudillismo and its Implications for the Bolivarian Revolution

Authors

  • Alex de Novais Dancini UEM
  • José Joaquim Pereira Melo UEM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v20i36.31851

Keywords:

Venezuela, caudillo, Bolivarian Revolution.

Abstract

This article reflects on caudillismo in the republican history of Venezuela. First, it analyzes the principal caudillos who fought in the war of independence, highlighting the leadership of José Tomás Boves in the popular rebellion of 1814. Then, it examines the role of caudillos in the popular insurrections of the post-independence period through the Federal War (1859-1863), principally the role of Ezequiel Zamora in the leadership of the peasant insurrections of that period. Finally, it presents an analysis of the role of Hugo Chávez Frías as the caudillo of the Bolivarian Revolution and its implications for the continuity of that process after his death.

Author Biographies

Alex de Novais Dancini, UEM

Doutorando em Educação pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Maringá-PR, Brasil.

José Joaquim Pereira Melo, UEM

Pós-Doutor em História da Educação pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Professor do Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Maringá-PR, Brasil.

Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Dancini, A. de N., & Pereira Melo, J. J. (2016). Venezuelan Caudillismo and its Implications for the Bolivarian Revolution. Lutas Sociais, 20(36), 114–125. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v20i36.31851