Partying like it was February of 1999, Hugo Chavez became President of this country
... Feb 1999: Takes office after winning 1998 election; July 2000: Re-
elected... [DOC] [TLE] Polity IV Country Report 2010: Venezuela - Systemic Peace [PAR] Jun 1, 2011 ... President Hugo Rafael Chvez Fras (PSUV); initially directly elected in.