Douglas Bravo
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Douglas Bravo is a former guerrilla fighter and Venezuela
n politician.
Bravo became a member of the Communist Party of Venezuela
in 1946, only to be expelled from it in 1964.
By March 1966, he directed the Partido de la Revolución Venezolana (PRV) (Party of Venezuelan Revolution). He led the organization's militant wing, the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) in an insurgency within Venezuela that lasted into the mid-1970s. He was later exiled to France, but returned.
Bravo is a fervent anti-imperialist, has had contacts with Che Guevara
, and was ideologically opposed to the policies of the Soviet Union
.
As part of his plan to foment a successful revolution in Venezuela, Bravo recruited military officers sympathetic to his cause within the ranks of the Army. One officer was a young Hugo Chávez
, whom Bravo met in 1980. Chávez would later become the President of Venezuela.
Bravo participated in the Venezuelan coup attempt of 1992, was arrested, and pardoned the following year.
Bravo is currently the leader of the Third Road Movement which criticizes the Chávez administration for its reliance on energy companies from rich industrialized countries.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n politician.
Bravo became a member of the Communist Party of Venezuela
Communist Party of Venezuela
The Communist Party of Venezuela is a Marxist-Leninist political party, and the oldest continuously existing party in Venezuela...
in 1946, only to be expelled from it in 1964.
By March 1966, he directed the Partido de la Revolución Venezolana (PRV) (Party of Venezuelan Revolution). He led the organization's militant wing, the Armed Forces of National Liberation, or Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN) in an insurgency within Venezuela that lasted into the mid-1970s. He was later exiled to France, but returned.
Bravo is a fervent anti-imperialist, has had contacts with Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
, and was ideologically opposed to the policies of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
As part of his plan to foment a successful revolution in Venezuela, Bravo recruited military officers sympathetic to his cause within the ranks of the Army. One officer was a young Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
, whom Bravo met in 1980. Chávez would later become the President of Venezuela.
Bravo participated in the Venezuelan coup attempt of 1992, was arrested, and pardoned the following year.
Bravo is currently the leader of the Third Road Movement which criticizes the Chávez administration for its reliance on energy companies from rich industrialized countries.