Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
Constitutional President of the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Personal
Information Nationality: Venezuelan
Birth place and date: Sabaneta, Barinas State, July the 28th, 1954.
Age: 51

Education Primary and Secondary School

Primary
- Grupo Escolar "Julián Pino". Barinas State, Venezuela.
Secondary
- Liceo "Daniel Florencio O'Leary". Barinas State, Venezuela.

Higher Education
- College-level degree in Military Sciences, Engineering Branch, Ground Forces, Specialty in Communications. Venezuelan Military Academy.

Training
- Course of Command and Chief of Staff, Military College, 1991 and 1992.
- International course of Political Wars, held in Guatemala, in 1988.
- Advanced course of Armored Vehicles, 1983.
- Intermediate course of Armored Vehicles of the Army, 1979.
- Basic course of Communications, Armed Forces School of Communications and Electronics, 1975.

Experience
Since 1999
-Constitutional President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Chief Commander of the National Armed Forces.

1991-1992
-Commander of the Paratroopers Battalion "Colonel Antonio Nicolás Briceño". Maracay City, Aragua State, Venezuela.

1990
-Officer of Civilian Affairs in the Cazadores (hunters) Brigade. Maturín, Monagas State, Venezuela.

1988-1989
-Assistance Chief of the National Security and Defense Council. Caracas, Venezuela.

1986-1988
-Commander of the Civilian-Military Center for the development of the Arauca-Meta border area, Apure State, Venezuela.

1985-1986
-Commander of the Mounted Squadron Francisco Farfán
Elorza, Apure State, Venezuela.

1983-1984
-Commander of the Company "José Antonio Páez". Venezuelan Military Academy.

1982
-Chief of the Culture Department. Venezuelan Military Academy. Caracas, Venezuela.

1980-1981
-Company Commander and Chief of the Department of Physical Education in the Venezuelan Military Academy. Caracas, Venezuela.

1978-1979
-Squad and Company Commander of Tanks AMX-30, in the Battalion of Armoured Vehicles "Bravos de Apure", Maracay City, Aragua State, Venezuela.

1975-1978
-Communications Officer in the Battalion of Cazadores (hunters) "Cedeño". Cumaná City, Sucre State,
Venezuela

Military Honors

" Star of Carabobo
" Cross of Ground Forces
" Military Order Francisco de Miranda
" Military Order Rafael Urdaneta
" Military Order Libertador, V Class.

Honorary Doctorates and other decorations

- Doctorate Honoris Causa in Politics
University Kyung Heee, Seoul -South Korea, conferred by Rector Chungwon Choue, 1999.

- Doctorate Honoris Causa, Faculty of Legal Sciences
Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, in
the Dominican Republic, 2001.

- Doctor Professor Degree, Honoris Causa
University of Brasilia, conferred by Rector
Alberto Pérez, Brasil, 2001.

- Doctorate Honoris Causa, Diplomatic Academy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation, 2001.

- Doctorate Honoris Causa in Economics, Faculty of Economy and Trade
University of China, Beijing, 2001.

- Doctorate Honoris Causa, Jamahirian Studies
Academy of Jamahirian Studies.
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
2004.

- Gadaffi International Award on Human Rights
Presidency of the Socialist People's Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, 2004.

- International Award Medalla Complutense
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Kingdom, 2004.

Sports
- Baseball and softball championships within the junior league "Criollitos de Venezuela", 1969.
- Baseball National Championship, Barinas City, Barinas State, 1976.
- Baseball Championship of the Army. Cumaná City, Sucre State, 1977.
- Softball Championship of the Army. The Dominican Republic, 1980.
- University League- Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, 1984-1985.

Cultural
Activities
- President of the patron saint's celebration of Elorza, Apure State (1987-1988)
- Author of several short stories and poems:
" "Vuelvan Caras"
" "Mauricio"
" El Genio y el Centauro" (Play). Awarded the third edition of the National Historic Theatre Award, 1987.
" "El Corrío del Catire Acosta" (Poem).

- Plastic Arts lover. Author of several pieces.