Английская Википедия:Hugo de los Reyes Chávez

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Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (born January 6, 1932) is a Venezuelan state politician and the father of the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez (1954–2013).

Early life

Chávez was born in 1932 to José Rafael Saavedra de los Reyes and Rosa Inés Chávez (both deceased) and he has a brother named Marcos Chávez.[1]

Political career

Hugo was a regional director of education and subsequently rose to prominence as a member of the social christian Party COPEI.[1] He was governor of Barinas for three terms from 2000 to 2008.[1]

Barinas State Governor Election, 2004 Results
Source: CNE data
Candidates Votes %
Hugo de los Reyes Chavez 135674 76%
Andres Eloy Camejo 24651 14%

Personal life

Chávez and his wife, Elena Frías de Chávez, started their careers as local schoolteachers.[1] He dropped out of school after completing the sixth grade, later qualifying to teach. Reyes Chávez had 11 children.[1]

He is best known as the father of President Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) and is also the father of Adán Chávez (born 1952), who succeeded him as Barinas governor and the former mayor of Sabaneta, Barinas from 2004 to 2016, Anibal José Chávez Frías (1956–2016) as well as the governor of Barinas from 2016 to 2021, Argenis Chávez (born 1958).

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