Mr. Chavez seems like a cool guy and I plan to buy Citgo gas. Like the other answerer said, it seems Citgo and Petro are two different companies.
I found it interesting that Venezuela provides heating oil to poor people in the US. Mr. Chavez seems to be determined to make life better for the poor (and I hope that view is sincere and I hope he is able to do so). There seems to be a good deal on the Citgo gas card right now.
I only buy my gas at Citgo stations for the simple reason that it's not from the middle east.
Citgo gas comes from Venezuela, the only democratic nation that is a competitive oil producer. How funny that those who are SO patriotic are boycotting gas from the only Democratic country.
Hugo Rafael Chávez FrÃas (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. As the leader of the "Bolivarian Revolution," Chávez promotes his vision of democratic socialism, Latin American integration, and anti-imperialism. He is also an ardent critic of neoliberal globalization and U.S. foreign policy.
Whether viewed as a socialist liberator or an authoritarian demagogue, Chávez remains one of the most complex, controversial, and interesting figures in contemporary politics. In May 2006 he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
At age seventeen, Chávez enrolled at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences. After graduating in 1975 as a sub-lieutenant with a degree in Military Arts and Science, Chávez entered military service for several months. He was then allowed to pursue graduate studies in political science at Caracas' Simón BolÃvar University, but left without a degree.
Over the course of his college years, Chávez and fellow students developed a fervently left-nationalist doctrine that they termed "Bolivarianism," inspired by the Pan-Americanist philosophies of 19th-century Venezuelan revolutionary Simón BolÃvar, the influence of former Peruvian President Juan Velasco Alvarado and the teachings of various socialist and communist leaders. Chávez engaged in sporting events and cultural activities during these years as well. Chávez played both baseball and softball with the Criollitos de Venezuela, progressing with them to the Venezuelan National Baseball Championships in 1969. Chávez also authored numerous poems, stories and theatrical pieces.
Upon completing his studies, Chávez initially entered active-duty military service as a member of a counter insurgency battalion stationed in Barinas. Chávez's military career lasted 17 years, during which time he held a variety of post, command, and staff positions, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Chávez also held a series of teaching and staffing positions at the Military Academy of Venezuela, where he was first acknowledged by his peers for his fiery lecturing style and radical critique of Venezuelan government and society. At this time, Chávez established the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200). Afterwards, he rose to fill a number of sensitive high-level positions in Caracas and was decorated several times.
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Hugo Chavez does pretty much as he wants since nobody has the nerve to challenge this brutal dictrator check this out:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6215815.stm
Mr. Chavez seems like a cool guy and I plan to buy Citgo gas. Like the other answerer said, it seems Citgo and Petro are two different companies.
I found it interesting that Venezuela provides heating oil to poor people in the US. Mr. Chavez seems to be determined to make life better for the poor (and I hope that view is sincere and I hope he is able to do so). There seems to be a good deal on the Citgo gas card right now.
Link to this article for an explanation. Citgo is not changing its name but Petro is dropping Citgo gas.
http://lonestartimes.com/2006/11/29/citgopetro-exp...
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0516-25.htm
I only buy my gas at Citgo stations for the simple reason that it's not from the middle east.
Citgo gas comes from Venezuela, the only democratic nation that is a competitive oil producer. How funny that those who are SO patriotic are boycotting gas from the only Democratic country.
Bush is the Devil.
Presidency (1999–present) President of Venezuela.
Hugo Rafael Chávez FrÃas (born July 28, 1954) is the current President of Venezuela. As the leader of the "Bolivarian Revolution," Chávez promotes his vision of democratic socialism, Latin American integration, and anti-imperialism. He is also an ardent critic of neoliberal globalization and U.S. foreign policy.
A career military officer, Chávez founded the leftist Fifth Republic Movement after orchestrating a failed 1992 coup d'état against former president Carlos Andrés Pérez. Chávez was elected President in 1998 on promises of aiding Venezuela's poor majority, and was reelected in 2000 and 2006. Domestically, Chávez has launched Bolivarian Missions, whose goals are to combat disease, illiteracy, malnutrition, poverty, and other social ills. Abroad, Chávez has acted against the Washington Consensus by supporting alternative models of economic development, and has advocated cooperation among the world's poor nations, especially those in Latin America.
Whether viewed as a socialist liberator or an authoritarian demagogue, Chávez remains one of the most complex, controversial, and interesting figures in contemporary politics. In May 2006 he was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people.
Early life (1954–1992)
Chávez was born on July 28, 1954 in the town of Sabaneta, Barinas. The second son of two schoolteachers, Hugo de los Reyes Chávez and Elena FrÃas de Chávez, he is of mixed Amerindian, African, and Spanish descent. Chávez was raised in a thatched palm leaf house near Sabaneta. At an early age, Chávez was sent to Sabaneta with his older brother Adán to live with his paternal grandmother, Rosa Inés Chávez. There, Chávez pursued hobbies such as painting, singing, and baseball, while also attending elementary school at the Julián Pino School. He was later forced to relocate to the town of Barinas to attend high school at the Daniel Florencio O'Leary School.
At age seventeen, Chávez enrolled at the Venezuelan Academy of Military Sciences. After graduating in 1975 as a sub-lieutenant with a degree in Military Arts and Science, Chávez entered military service for several months. He was then allowed to pursue graduate studies in political science at Caracas' Simón BolÃvar University, but left without a degree.
Over the course of his college years, Chávez and fellow students developed a fervently left-nationalist doctrine that they termed "Bolivarianism," inspired by the Pan-Americanist philosophies of 19th-century Venezuelan revolutionary Simón BolÃvar, the influence of former Peruvian President Juan Velasco Alvarado and the teachings of various socialist and communist leaders. Chávez engaged in sporting events and cultural activities during these years as well. Chávez played both baseball and softball with the Criollitos de Venezuela, progressing with them to the Venezuelan National Baseball Championships in 1969. Chávez also authored numerous poems, stories and theatrical pieces.
Upon completing his studies, Chávez initially entered active-duty military service as a member of a counter insurgency battalion stationed in Barinas. Chávez's military career lasted 17 years, during which time he held a variety of post, command, and staff positions, eventually rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Chávez also held a series of teaching and staffing positions at the Military Academy of Venezuela, where he was first acknowledged by his peers for his fiery lecturing style and radical critique of Venezuelan government and society. At this time, Chávez established the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200 (MBR-200). Afterwards, he rose to fill a number of sensitive high-level positions in Caracas and was decorated several times.
bah humbug.