Gregory Wilpert is a German activist and founder of Venezuelanalysis.com, a website supportive of Hugo Chávez's

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". He is currently an editor at the

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Education

In 1988, Wilpert graduated from

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with a

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. He later graduated with a doctorate in sociology from

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in 1994.

Career

Venezuelanalysis.com

In 2000, Wilpert moved to Caracas, Venezuela, with his Venezuelan wife, Carol Delgado. In 2003, Wilpert founded

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with one of the founders of Aporrea, Martin Sanchez, who set up the "technical side" of the English-language site. The set up of Venezuelanalysis was aided by Chávez's government. In 2008, ''

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'' described Venezuelanalysis as the "leading English language source of information on the olivarianrevolution". In 2007, Wilpert's book ''Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Politics of the Chavez Government'' was published by

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. In 2008, Wilpert and Delgado moved to New York, as Delgado began to serve as

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of Venezuela in New York. Wilpert continued to work as the main editor of the website until 2009, though he still serves on its board of directors. Following the

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in March 2013, Wilpert and

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appeared in a ''

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'' segment, in which Wilpert praised Chávez's achievements in reducing poverty and increasing

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, criticised his response to crime.

TeleSUR

In 2014, his wife moved to Quito, Ecuador to serve as the Venezuelan Ambassador to Ecuador. From March 2014 to September 2015, Wilpert then served as the director of English-language programming for TeleSUR, a state-run media company primarily funded by the Venezuelan government.

The Real News Network

From February 2016 until March 2018, Wilpert worked as a producer for

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first in Quito, Ecuador and later in Baltimore, MD.

Personal life

In 1997, Wilpert married Carol Delgado Arria, a government official who served various roles in Hugo Chávez's administration.

References

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