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‘The real cause of misery, poverty, and exclusion is capitalism. Christ’s mandate is impossible under capitalism.’ -Leader of Venezuela’s🇻🇪 Bolivarian Revolution Hugo Chavez, born on this day in 1954. Here are some of the achievements of the Hugo Chavez Presidency: -Poverty reduced from 70.8% in 1996 to 21% in 2010 -Extreme poverty reduced from 40% in 1996 to 7.3% in 2010 -20 million benefited from Misiones anti-poverty programs -Eliminated illiteracy with 6% of GDP being spent on education -1 in 3 Venezuelans were enrolled in some form of education program -Reduced infant mortality from 25 to 13 per 1000 live births -GDP per capita rose from $4000 to $11000 -Launched Mission Millargo which restored the eyesight of 300,000 Venezuelans -Venezuela became the Latin American country with the least inequality -Every Venezuelan was entitled to free healthcare and education -Oil exports rose from $14.4 billion in 1999 to $60 billion in 2010