This Is How Hugo Chávez Got Himself 3 Million Twitter Followers

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on December 6, 2011. Chavez said that he will travel to Brazil on December 11 --after attending Argentine president Cristina Kirchner's inauguration-- to pay a visit to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, affected by cancer, like himself. AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on December 6, 2011. Chavez said that he will travel to Brazil on December 11 –after attending Argentine president Cristina Kirchner’s inauguration– to pay a visit to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, affected by cancer, like himself. AFP PHOTO/Juan BARRETO (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images) Photo: JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images

With less than six months until presidential elections, Chávez bought his 3 millionth Twitter follower — a 19-year-old Venezuelan woman — a home.

How Hugo Chávez Got 3 Million Twitter Followers