socialist

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By 2004, he had a falling-out with the government led by the late socialist firebrand Hugo Chávez, whose oil czar, Sargeant said, tried shaking him down for a bribe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Behind his desk hung photographs of Saab with Maduro, his socialist predecessor Hugo Chavez, and Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Among the true believers was someone who arrived late that day: L.A.’s original democratic socialist insurgent, Nithya Raman.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Seguro, 63, had been backed by politicians on both sides of the aisle, with several conservative figures voicing support for the moderate socialist to see off his far-right opponent.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Then there was Dr. James Parkinson, who was also an early socialist and author of many provocative pamphlets with titles like "Revolution without Bloodshed."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson