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The Unraveling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela Ronny A. Bell by Israel Finkelstein and NadavFor four decades, Venezuelaprided itself for having one ofthe most stable representativedemocracies in Latin America. Then, in 1992, Hugo ChvezFras attempted an unsuccessfulmilitary coup. Six yearslater, he was elected president. Once in power, Chvezredrafted the 1961 constitution,dissolved the Congress,dismissed judges, and marginalizedrival political parties. In this volume of essays,leading scholars from Venezuela and the United States askwhy