Hugo Chavez has alot of simularities with Mao Ze Dong. Chavez like Mao is feeding off the poor to make him self look like a god or hero. If you look at the photos from this AP news article he is already having his face painted everywhere with sort of a Nazi Salute.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_s_chavez_cult_lh1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060322/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_s_chavez_cult_lh1