Margarita López Maya

Margarita López Maya is a Venezuelan historian who is a retired professor at the Central University of Venezuela. She is known for her work on Venezuelan history, especially with respect to Hugo Chávez.

Early life and education López Maya was born in New York on June 6, 1951. She moved to Venezuela when she was six. Lopez Maya has an undergraduate degree (1981) and a Ph.D. (1995) from Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Research López Maya is known for her research and teaching in the field of the contemporary socio-historical and socio-political processes of Latin America, particularly Venezuela where she has focused on issues such as popular protest, new left-wing parties, political projects against hegemonies, social actors, and issues of conjuncture of the Chavista era. López Maya met Hugo Chávez on March 25, 1996, two years before he was elected in the 1998 presidential elections, and interviewed him.

Selected publications