Plan Bolívar 2000

Missions of the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela
Food, Housing & Medicine
Barrio Adentro Plan Bolívar 2000 Hábitat Mercal
Education
Ribas Sucre Robinson I Robinson II
Indigenous Rights, Land & Environment
Guaicaipuro Identidad Miranda Piar Vuelta al Campo Vuelvan Caras Zamora
Leaders
Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro
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Plan Bolívar 2000 (launched 27 February 1999^{[citation needed]} and cancelled in 2002^[1]) was the first of the Bolivarian Missions enacted under administration of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. According to the United States Department of State, Chávez wanted to "send the message that the military was not a force of popular repression, but rather a force for development and security". The State Department also commented that this happened "only 23 days after his inauguration" and that he wanted to show his closest supporters "that he had not forgotten them".^[2]^{[non-primary source needed]} The plan involved around 40,000 Venezuelan soldiers engaged in door-to-door anti-poverty activities, including mass vaccinations, food distribution in slum areas, and education.^{[citation needed]} The program also transported thousands of poor and ill Venezuelans at cost by military cargo planes and helicopters to seek employment and medical care.^{[citation needed]} About US$144 million were approved for the project.^[1]

Corruption

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In 2001, several scandals affected the program as allegations of corruption were formulated against Generals involved in the plan, arguing that significant amounts of money had been diverted.^[3]^[1]

General Victor Cruz Weffer, in charge of the program denied the wrongdoing but he was fired by Chávez and the mission was cancelled in 2002.^[1] Cruz Weffer was not charged with any crime at the time, but was arrested in 2018 to stand trial with charges of illicit enrichment related to accounts offshore.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ellsworth, Brian (28 June 2019). "Special Report: Why the military still stands by Venezuela's beleaguered president". Reuters. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "Venezuelan soldiers leave their barracks to implement Chavez's civil-military public works program" (PDF). United States Department of State. 8 March 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ Ruíz, Carlos Eduardo (9 April 2019). "¿Sabe el Ejército de Corrupción?". Analítica. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

v t e Hugo Chávez
45th President of Venezuela (1999–2013)
Early life and career	Early life Military career Coup attempt of 1992 Presidential election of 1998 Death and state funeral
Presidency	Cabinet of Hugo Chávez 1999 Constitution General election of 2000 Presidential election of 2006 United Socialist Party of Venezuela Constitutional referendum of 2007 Constitutional referendum of 2009 Presidential election of 2012
Political events	Coup attempt of 2002 Venezuelan general strike of 2002–2003 Recall referendum of 2004 2005 Venezuelan parliamentary election 2007 protests RCTV Referendum 2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election
Domestic policy	Boliburguesía Bolivarianism Bolivarian Circles Bolivarian missions Bolivarian Revolution Chavismo Colectivos Economic policy Plan Bolívar 2000 Socialism of the 21st century Venezuelan communal councils
Foreign policy	Bank of the South Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Petrocaribe
Image	Aló Presidente Bolivarian propaganda Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century El ocaso del socialismo mágico El pueblo soy yo Hugo Chávez's cult of personality Mi amigo Hugo ¿Por qué no te callas? Public image of Hugo Chávez ¿¡Revolución!? teleSUR The Silence and the Scorpion Venezuelanalysis Venezuela Information Office
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v t e Presidency of Hugo Chávez
Tenure	Cabinet of Hugo Chávez Plan Bolívar 2000 Vargas tragedy Decree 1011 Tascón List Assassination of Danilo Anderson teleSUR United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Detention of Maria Lourdes Afiuni PDVAL affair Death of Franklin Brito Yare prison riot 2013 Uribana prison riot Daktari Ranch affair Rodrigo Granda affair 2006 Chávez speech at the United Nations South American Energy Summit ¿Por qué no te callas? 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis Operation Emmanuel Los Maniceros massacre 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis
Elections	2000 general election 2000 trade union referendum 2004 recall referendum Tascón List 2005 parliamentary election 2006 presidential election 2007 constitutional referendum 2009 constitutional referendum 2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election 2012 presidential election
Domestic policies	Boliburguesía Bolivarianism Bolivarian Circles Bolivarian missions Florentino Guaicaipuro Habitat Identidad Mercal Miranda Piar Ribas Robinson Sucre Vuelta al Campo Vuelvan Caras Zamora Bolivarian Revolution Chavismo Colectivos Economic policy National Center for Foreign Commerce Snitch Law Socialism of the 21st century Venezuelan communal councils
Foreign policy	Bank of the South Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) Petrocaribe
Opposition	Con mis hijos no te metas Coup attempt of 2002 Plaza Altamira military 2002–2003 general strike Protests 2002 2004 2007 RCTV Referendum

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