Hugo Chávez
President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
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| 2024 | Nicolás Maduro was again elected president in another disputed election, winning 6,408,844 votes (51.95%) as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's candidate in the 'Great Patriotic Pole' coalition. |
| November 23 2023 | PSUV internal elections held with reportedly low participation, with less than 10% of the party's claimed 7.6 million members casting votes, highlighting internal party challenges and potential weakening of the organization. |
| 2020 | The United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 4,317,819 votes (69.3%) in parliamentary elections, dramatically increasing their seat count to 167. |
| 2020 | PSUV won back a supermajority in the National Assembly during elections, which occurred amid a widespread opposition boycott. |
| 2018 | Two documentaries were released about Chávez: Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century, analyzing the causes of his rise to power, and El pueblo soy yo (I am the people), which explored his populism. |
| 2018 | Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as president in a disputed election, receiving 6,205,875 votes (67.8%) as the United Socialist Party of Venezuela's candidate in the 'Great Patriotic Pole' coalition. |
| 2018 | PSUV conducted its 4th Party Congress, continuing the party's organizational development and strategic planning. |
| 2016 | The documentary El ocaso del socialismo mágico was released, exploring the effects of Chávez's populism and his 1998 presidential election victory. |
| 2015 | PSUV lost its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since the legislature's creation in 2000, winning only 55 out of 167 seats in the parliamentary election against the Democratic Unity Roundtable. |
| 2014 | The party's 3rd Congress was held, electing Nicolás Maduro as the second party president and posthumously honoring Hugo Chávez as the party's eternal president and founder. During this congress, party policies were also updated. |
| November 2014 | Venezuela appeared before the United Nations Committee Against Torture, with UN experts noting only 12 public officials were convicted of human rights violations despite over 5,000 complaints. |
| October 18 2014 | A park in Minsk, Belarus was named after Chávez. |
| May 16 2014 | Posthumously awarded the Star of Palestine, Palestine's highest order of merit in Caracas |
| March 5 2014 | Oliver Stone and teleSUR released the documentary film Mi amigo Hugo (My Friend Hugo), a documentary about Chávez's political life, one year after his death. |
| January 27 2014 | Posthumously awarded the Order of Francisco Morazán, Honduras's highest order of merit in Tegucigalpa |
| 2013 | An NGO found the number of homicides in Venezuela had increased from 6,000 in 1999 to 24,763, marking a nearly quadrupled homicide rate during Chávez's presidency. |
| 2013 | By the end of Chávez's presidency, homicide rates have increased from 6,000 in 1999 to 24,763, with most deaths occurring in Caracas slums. |
| 2013 | Nicolás Maduro succeeded Hugo Chávez as the presidential candidate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, winning 7,587,579 votes (50.6%) and leading the 'Great Patriotic Pole' coalition. |
| 2013 | The Units of Battle Hugo Chávez (UBCh) were transformed into their current organizational structure and name, evolving from their original group formed to defend the Bolivarian Revolution and support electoral processes in Venezuela. |
| March 2013 | Hugo Chávez died, ending his presidency. At this point, the poverty rate was 32.1%, though this was higher than the Latin American average. |
| March 6 2013 | Posthumously awarded the Order of the Republic of Serbia, Serbia's highest order of merit in Belgrade |
| March 5 2013 | Hugo Chávez died in Caracas after a prolonged battle with cancer, ending his 14-year presidency and leaving a significant political legacy in Venezuela. |
| March 5 2013 | Hugo Chávez died, leading to Vice President Nicolás Maduro taking over presidential powers and duties for the remainder of the term. |
| March 4 2013 | It was announced that Chávez's breathing problems had worsened, and he was suffering from a new, severe respiratory tract infection. |
| March 1 2013 | Vice President Nicolás Maduro stated Chávez was receiving chemotherapy in Venezuela and 'continues his battle for life', following accusations by opposition leader Henrique Capriles about Chávez's condition. |
| February 18 2013 | Chávez returned to Venezuela after two months of cancer treatment in Cuba. |
| January 2013 | The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal ranked Venezuela's economic freedom at 174th out of 177 countries, with a score of 36.1, down from 56.1 in 1999. |
| January 26 2013 | Chávez reportedly overcame the lung infection and continued further treatment. |
| January 10 2013 | Chávez was scheduled for presidential inauguration, but was unable to return from medical treatment in Cuba. The National Assembly and Supreme Court allowed postponement of the formal inauguration. |
| January 3 2013 | Announcement made that Chávez was suffering from a severe lung infection causing respiratory failures, breathing through a tracheal tube and communicating with ministers by writing. |
| 2012 | Venezuela introduced biometric authentication for voting machines, adding an additional layer of security to the electoral process. |
| 2012 | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reports 13,080 murders in Venezuela, continuing the trend of high violent crime rates. |
| 2012 | The World Bank reported that Venezuela's economy was 'extremely vulnerable', with 96% of exports and nearly half of fiscal revenue dependent on oil production. |
| 2012 | Hugo Chávez won the presidential election as the candidate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, receiving 8,191,132 votes (55.1%), leading the 'Great Patriotic Pole' coalition. |
| December 31 2012 | According to Guillermo Cochez, Chávez was allegedly brain-dead as of this date, though this claim was not officially confirmed. |
| December 28 2012 | According to allegations by former Attorney General Luisa Ortega Díaz, Hugo Chávez actually died on this date, months before his official death announcement, though this claim is disputed. |
| December 11 2012 | Chávez underwent the announced operation, which resulted in complications including a respiratory tract infection and unexpected bleeding. |
| December 8 2012 | Chávez announced he would undergo another operation after doctors in Cuba detected malignant cells. |
| November 2012 | Chávez announced plans to travel to Cuba for additional medical treatment for cancer. |
| October 7 2012 | Won his fourth presidential election, despite battling serious health issues. |
| October 7 2012 | Hugo Chávez won his fourth presidential election, defeating Henrique Capriles with 54% of the votes. The election had an 80% turnout and was hotly contested, with a narrower margin of victory compared to his previous wins. |
| July 9 2012 | Chávez declared himself fully recovered from cancer, just three months before winning the Venezuelan presidential election and securing his fourth term as president. |
| 2011 | Freedom House classified Venezuela's press as 'Not Free', highlighting ongoing restrictions on media independence. |
| 2011 | Marta Harnecker concluded her role as Chávez's adviser, having influenced his 'socialism of the 21st century' approach. |
| 2011 | Chávez appeared as a character in the video game Postal III. |
| 2011 | Chávez condemned the NATO-led military intervention in Libya, further demonstrating his anti-Western foreign policy stance. |
| 2011 | Kidnapping rates reach over 20 times higher than when Chávez was first elected, with thousands of violent prisoners previously freed under controversial criminal justice reforms. |
| 2011 | Food prices in Caracas reached nine times their original level since price controls were implemented, leading to significant food product shortages. |
| 2011 | The Gini coefficient of income inequality dropped to 0.39, positioning Venezuela behind only Canada in income equality in the Western Hemisphere. |
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