The then Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez, center, walks escorted by military intelligence officers after being arrested for trying to overthrow Venezuela’s government in a failed coup in this Feb. 5, 1992 photo. The 44-year-old former coup leader has capitalized on public disgust over corruption and decades of declining living standards to become the front-runner in the presidential race. Venezuela will elect a new president Sunday. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
