Mi primera vida

Few figures in recent history have had such a decisive impact as Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (1954-2013). Elected president of Venezuela in 1999, his message and the example of the achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution awakened all of Latin America. The inability of the traditional political class to channel the revolt of "those below" opened the way for new leaders, of trade union, social, military or even guerrilla origin: Lula and Dilma in Brazil, Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador, Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández in Argentina, Tabaré Vázquez and Pepe Mujica in Uruguay, and many others. But the first was Chávez.In this revealing book, the result of five years of work and more than two hundred hours of conversations with Chávez, Ignacio Ramonet manages to portray the Venezuelan leader through his own words. Who was Chávez before he became a universally known public figure? How was his childhood? How was he formed? When did he start politics? What were his readings? What influences did he receive? What was his geopolitical vision? What ideological current did he claim?These dialogued memoirs, focused on the first life of the Venezuelan president, key and explanation of his subsequent career, are an unavoidable work of history for anyone who wants to understand the start of the 21st century in Latin America and the world.