El Libertador
We look back at the rise and fall of Venezuela through the lives of two revolutionaries turned authoritarian leaders: Simón Bolívar and Hugo Chávez.
Episode 14 of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "El Libertador" was published on May 16, 2019 and runs 56 minutes.
May 16, 2019 ·56m · Throughline
Summary
Venezuela is facing an economic and humanitarian crisis as extreme poverty and violence have forced many to flee the country in recent years. How did a country once wealthy with oil resources fall into such turmoil? Through the lives of two revolutionaries turned authoritarian leaders separated by two centuries, we look back at the rise and fall of Venezuela. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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