Juan Forero (photo: The New York
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In April 2003, New York Times reporter and FRONTLINE/World
correspondent Juan Forero filed a series of reports. These reports
took stock of the state of affairs in Venezuela one year after
President Hugo Chavez had survived a brief but violent coup
d'etat. In partnership with The New York Times, FRONTLINE/World
presents these dispatches, written while Forero was at work
on the report for the broadcast.
Chavez Still on Top in Venezuela
After Tough Year
April 11, 2003 -- Though the country's economy is expected to
shrink by as much as 20 percent in 2003, Venezuelans remain
sharply divided and the president's political opponents are
still angling to force him from office. A look at Chavez's leadership
in the wake of his remarkable comeback. read
more
Inquiry Into a Deadly Venezuelan
Rally Is Stalled
April 20, 2003 -- Within hours of his death on April 11, 2002,
Jorge Tortoza became a martyr for the opponents of President
Hugo Chavez. Tortoza was one of 18 people killed when gunfire
erupted in Caracas during a sprawling antigovernment march.
The explosion of violence that followed led to the brief unseating
of the president. One year later, Tortoza's relatives say they
still do not know who is responsible for his murder. read
more
As Venezuela Slides, the Poor Stand
By Their Man
April 25, 2003 -- Ermis Montilla, 31, is unemployed and penniless.
He lives with his family in a shack made of cardboard and corrugated
tin. But despite how little he has to show for it, Montilla
has nothing but praise for President Hugo Chavez.
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