▁Ch á vez ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁rejected ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁had ▁restored ▁Ch á vez ▁to ▁power . ▁Mi qu il ena ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁in comp et ence ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁coup ▁leaders , ▁Pedro ▁Car m ona , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁hours , ▁which ▁restored ▁Ch á vez ▁to ▁power ▁" by ▁his ▁dec ree ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁Assembly ▁and ▁by ▁ou st ing ▁all ▁may ors ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁vo iced ▁his ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁proposal ▁for ▁constitution al ▁reform . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁Venezuela ▁suffered ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁presiden cy , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁news ▁website ▁Run run es . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁feel ▁guilty ▁about ▁helping ▁Ch á vez ▁gain ▁power ▁but ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁" very ▁sorry " ▁for ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Ch á vez ▁during ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁When ▁asked ▁how ▁he ▁would ▁fight ▁back ▁against ▁the ▁Boliv arian ▁government , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁" in ▁the ▁front ▁line , ▁unit ing ▁and ▁gather ing ▁people ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁dis aster ▁we ▁are ▁suffering " ▁and ▁that ▁" the ▁popular ▁struggle ▁is ▁not ▁armed .