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[[Image:Hugo Chavez uniform.jpg|thumb|left|200px|In the military, Chávez rapidly rose through the ranks while developing his political philosophy of "[[Bolivarianism]]" with associates.]]

Chávez was born on [[July 28]], [[1954]] in the town of [[Sabaneta, Barinas|Sabaneta]], [[Barinas State|Barinas]]. The second son of two schoolteachers, [[Hugo de los Reyes Chávez]] and [[Elena Frías de Chávez]], he is of mixed [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Amerindian]], [[Africa]]n, and [[Spanish people|Spanish]] descent, as many other important politicians of Venezuela (former president Romulo Betancourt, governor Andres Velázquez). Some foreigners view the physical differences betweem him and some of the latest presidents (Caldera, Pérez Jiménez) ass proof that there is finally someone of mixed ethnical origin, although this has rather been the norm.

Chávez was raised with his five siblings in a thatched palm leaf house near Sabaneta. At an early age, Chávez was sent to Sabaneta with his older brother to live with his paternal grandmother, [[Rosa Inés Chávez]]. There, Chávez pursued hobbies such as painting, singing, and baseball, while also attending elementary school at the Julián Pino School. He was later forced to relocate to the town of Barinas to attend high school at the Daniel Florencio O'Leary School, graduating with a science degree.<ref name="GOV_2005">{{Harv|GOV|2005}}.</ref>