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Cháwéisī

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Meanings

1 Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), Venezuelan president 1999–2013, leader of the Bolivarian Revolution

Characters

to check; surname

leather; surname

this; (transliteration syllable)

Examples

查韦斯是委内瑞拉前总统。

Cháwéisī shì Wěinèiruìlā qián zǒngtǒng.

Chávez was the former president of Venezuela.

查韦斯以反美立场闻名。

Cháwéisī yǐ fǎn Měi lìchǎng wénmíng.

Chávez was famous for his anti-American stance.

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history

Led Venezuela's left-populist 'Bolivarian Revolution', nationalized oil and other industries, and built close ties with China, Cuba, and Russia. Died of cancer in 2013; succeeded by Nicolás Maduro. In Chinese media he's often cited in discussions of 南南合作 (South-South cooperation) and 反美 rhetoric.

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