The Day Chávez Failed… (For Now)

On February 4, 1992, a little-known army officer named Hugo Chávez launched a military coup against the Venezuelan government. By dawn, the coup had failed. But then something unexpected happened...

For less than two minutes on live television, Chávez transformed himself from an unknown colonel into the most important political figure in Venezuela.

In this episode, we tell the story of the coup that changed Venezuela forever: the chaos of that night, the soldiers who followed Chávez, and the country that made his rise possible.