Presidential Election
Hugo Chavez won the presidential election after campaigning for a constituent assembly and political change.
Role range: 1999-2002 – 1999-2002
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hugo Chavez Biography and Timeline
Follow Hugo Chavez through 9 dated historical records for Venezuela.
Hugo Chavez, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1998–2007Years on this page
1998
1999
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Role range: 1999-2002 – 1999-2002
Constituent Referendum
Voters approved holding elections for a national constituent assembly.
Role range: 1999-2002 – 1999-2002
Constituent Assembly Election
Voters elected delegates to draft a new constitution.
Role range: 1999-2002 – 1999-2002
Constitutional Referendum
Voters approved a new constitution creating the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and restructuring public power.
Role range: 1999-2002 – 1999-2002
2000
Presidential Election
Hugo Chavez won a new presidential election held under the 1999 Constitution.
Role range: 2000-2007 – 2000-2007
2002
President of Venezuela
Restored as President of Venezuela after the failure of the April 2002 coup
Role range: 2002-2007 – 2002-2007
2007
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 2nd elected term under the 1999 Constitution
Role range: 2007-2013 – 2007-2013
Nationalization
Takes majority state control of heavy oil projects in the Orinoco Belt
Role range: 1999-2013
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.