Rory Caroll

Rory Carroll was the Guardian's Latin America in Caracas correspondent from 2006 to 2012. He was famously berated by Chávez during an Aló Presidente broadcast. His book, Comandante: Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, was published in 2013.

[email protected]

2013: The Dubious Luck of Being Hugo

Hugo Chávez was lucky to rule amid a historic oil boom, lucky to have fractious opponents at home, lucky to have Bush as an imperialist villain, and lucky for having quit while he was ahead.

Rory Caroll