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After Chavez (part 2)

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The "De Gaulle of Latin America" for some, a dictator for others - drop the name of Hugo Chavez and you’ve got an argument. François Picard’s panel looks at the Venezuelan president’s oil-fueled legacy... and the power vacuum that could follow.

DEBATE
By Anelise Borges
  • Sarah GRAINGER. Venezuela Correspondent for GRN (from Caracas);
  • Rolando TOMASINI. Business school lecturer. Venezuelan resident voting abroad;
  • Bernard CASSEN. General Secretary, Les mémoires de la Lutte (Memories of Struggle). Former Director General, Monde Diplomatique;
  • Natalia BRANDLER. PhD in Political Science;
  • Colin HARDING. Director, Latinform (from London).

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Isabelle Sarton du Jonchay.

Watch the first part here.

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