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Today in History: December 6, Hugo Chavez elected president of Venezuela after staging bloody coup attempt

Also on this day,the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it

Former president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez waves
Newly elected President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez waves to the public during celebrations 07 December in Caracas after the ex-coup leader won by a landslide the power he failed to gain by force in a 1992 coup. With almost 65 percent of the ballots counted, the left wing-backed former paratrooper garnered 56 percent of the vote, while his conservative rival, Yale-educated Henrique Salas Romer, took just under 40 percent. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Jorge UZON (Photo by JORGE UZON / AFP)
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Former Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez, who had staged a bloody coup attempt against the government six years earlier, was elected president.

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