Venezuela: A Historical Context Pt 1

Venezuela: A Historical Context Pt 1

The nation of Venezuela is a pretty hot topic these days – and rightfully so. The history of deadly drug trafficking into the US, the theft through nationalization of almost an entire oil industry and other factors have led to the recent arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.

Join Bud and his guest co-host Venezuelan native and Integrity member Omar Lugo, as they take a look back at the history of this wonderful nation that used to be one of the richest per capita in the world. Omar traces the nation’s ups and downs from as far back as the late 1800s, and bring us up to the late 1900s when the terms of presidents like Carlos Andrés Pérez and Rafael Caldera naively set the stage for events that would lead to the authoritarian rule of both Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro. Omar outlines the collapse of freedom and the national economy, as well as the rise of communism, corruption, and an open border that would diminish a once strong national sense of morality.