Hugo de los Reyes Chávez
| Hugo de los Reyes | |
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| Governor of Barinas | |
| In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael Rosales Peña |
| Succeeded by | Adán Chávez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1933 |
| Political party | COPEI, MVR, PSUV |
| Barinas State Governor Election, 2004 Results Source: CNE data |
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Hugo de los Reyes Chávez (born January 6, 1933) was a regional director of education and subsequently rose to prominence as a member of the Social Christian Party COPEI. He was (from 2000 to 2008) governor of Barinas in Venezuela. He is best known as the father of current Venzuelan president Hugo Chávez, and the current governor of Barinas Adán Chávez, and the mayor of Sabaneta, Barinas, Anibal José Chávez Frías. His mother is Rosa Inés de Chávez.
The Chávez family is descended from the mestizos and mulattos that live in central Venezuela's vast and verdant llanos, home to a rural cattle ranching culture famed as restive and fiercely independent. Chávez himself was born with primarily indigenous Amerindian blood mixed with some African and Spanish roots. Chávez and his wife, Elena Frías de Chávez, started their careers as local schoolteachers. He dropped out of school after completing the sixth grade, later qualifying to teach.
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