The Fearless People's Alliance (''Alianza Bravo Pueblo'') is a

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. At the

2000 Venezuelan parliamentary election General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution. Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full 6-year term under the new Constitution. He was challenged by ano ...

the party won one out of 165 seats in the

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. The party's president

Antonio Ledezma Antonio José Ledezma Díaz (born 1 May 1955) is a Venezuelan lawyer, politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of Democratic Action in 1999, he founded a new party, the Fearless People's All ...

was an opponent and outspoken critic of the late former President Hugo Chávez. While his electoral support is not significant, his flamboyant approach has enabled him to maintain a high profile. Ledezma is the former Governor of the Federal District covering Caracas and a former member of Democratic Action, a large social democratic party opposed to Chávez and his successor Maduro. He made allegations of embezzlement against the Chávez administration and has also alleged that the government is engaging in forced indoctrination of children. In 2004, he claimed he had been detained in Tazón, near Caracas by

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in what his supporters described as an effort by the Chavez forces to intimidate him from political activity in the Fearless People's Alliance. The party's name is a reference to Venezuela's national anthem, ''

Gloria al Bravo Pueblo "" (; "Glory to the Brave People") is the national anthem of Venezuela. Its lyrics were written by physician and journalist Vicente Salias in 1810, set to music later composed by musician Juan José Landaeta. Owing to musical similarities with t ...

'' ("Glory to the Brave/Fearless People").

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