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Chavez bribed the people with oil money while refusing to diversify the country for long term growth. This is 100% the fault of him and the party.
Not exactly. He had to deal with external and internal threats that wished a return to a previous state where most of the oil profits ended up with US companies.

US government took a hostile stance to Venezuela for that reason, which also stifled growth and diversification.

He is partially to blame, no doubt about that, but not 100%.