CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013)

CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013)
CHAVEZ HUGO: (1954-2013) President of Venezuela 1999-2013. An extraordinary D.S., H. Chavez, seven pages, 4to, Yare, July 1992. The document being the logo of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement MBR-200, together with the test editions for printer. Signed by Chavez beneath the MBR-200 logo `Original elaborado en Yare. July 1992. H Chavez´ (''Original copy elaborated at Yare, July 1992''). The logo showing the shape of the Colombian territory with the MBR-200 text inside. Some of the copy edition tests being coloured with the yellow, red and blue Colombian flag colours. Small overall, minor age wear. Trace of staple to the upper left corner, otherwise VG £600-900 The MBR-200 was the clandestine Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement (''Movimiento Bolivariano Revolucionario'') founded in the early 80´s by Hugo Chavez and his former couple Herma Marksman, a History teacher. The Revolutionary Movement was inspired by Ezequiel Zamora (1817-1860) Venezuelan leader of the federalists, Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) Venezuela´s Liberator, and Simon Rodriguez (1769-1854) Venezuelan Philosopher and Bolivar´s mentor, who were known as the ''Three Roots of the Tree''. The present document was signed from Yare, where Chavez was arrested and imprisoned after his coup attempt on 4th February 1992. With provenance from the private collection of Herma Marksman. Herma Marksman: (1949- ) born of a peasant woman and a German immigrant she was in her 30s when she met the future Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who was then married and in his twenties. She became his mistress. They both were students of socialism and idealistic and she helped him in his academic studies. After the failed 1992 coup attempt Chavez left both his first wife and mistress. Marksman will later repudiate Chavez, and described his government as imposing a ''fascist dictatorship''. She has written several essays and a book titled El Otro Chávez, ''The other Chavez'', describing her relationship with him.