Rory Caroll, Author at Caracas Chronicles

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.

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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 December 5, 2017

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