Posted on 08/15/2015 9:27:40 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
The daughter of Hugo Chavez, the former president who once declared 'being rich is bad,' may be the wealthiest woman in Venezuela, according to evidence reportedly in the hands of Venezuelan media outlets.
Maria Gabriela Chavez, 35, the late president's second-oldest daughter, holds assets in American and Andorran banks totaling almost $4.2billion, Diario las Americas reports.
The figure would make Gabriela Chavez wealthier than media mogul Gustavo Cisneros, whom Forbes named the wealthiest Venezuelan earlier this year with $3. 6 billion in assets.
Others close to Chavez managed to build up great personal wealth that was kept outside the petrostate.
Alejandro Andrade, who served as Venezuela’s treasury minister from 2007 to 2010 and was reportedly a close associate of Chavez, was discovered to have $11. 2 billion in his name sitting in HSBC accounts in Switzerland, according to documents leaked by whistleblower Hervé Falciani.
During his lifetime, Hugo Chavez denounced wealthy individuals. He famously declared 'being rich is bad' and during his lifetime railed against the wealthy for being lazy and gluttonous
'The rich don't work, they're lazy,' he railed in a speech in 2010. 'Every day they go drinking whiskey - almost every day - and drugs, cocaine, they travel.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Elsewhere in the news, Chelsea Clinton is doing just fine, as well.
Communism pays, for the ruling klass...
I’m sure she worked hard for it. I wonder if any other of Hugo’s millions will show up.
I’m guessing there’s no toilet paper shortage in her casa.
$4.2 billion can buy a lot of toilet paper.
After her father’s death in 2013 and until her appointment to the United Nations as alternate ambassador, Chavez continued to live in the presidential mansion, forcing the current president Nicolas Maduro to remain at the vice presidential home
What a babe! I’m in love!
What do Sean Penn and Danny Glover think of this?
But can she buy toilet paper there? (has private jet bring it in?)
I personally know a few socialists. A couple of them are very well off. They don’t live their lives like socialists at all. They always say that “the rich” should pay more. Of course “the rich” are anyone who has more than they have.
Same for the socialist teachers/professors I know. I nag them that they do not conduct their classes like socialists, or all of their students would get the same grade.
They are all elitists who know what’s best for everybody else.
You demonstrate excellent taste.
She’s 4,200,000,000 times more beautiful than any woman I know.
Viva la revolucion.
Viva la dollar.
"Same for the socialist teachers/professors I know. I nag them that they do not conduct their classes like socialists, or all of their students would get the same grade."
I bet the criminal daughter thinks socialism “works”. Lots of laughs.
Sorry,
umgud spoke up first.
Yes but Venezuela toliet paper is poor quality
Two benchmarks of civilization
Toliet paper quality and do folks queue well
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