1 ▁- ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁post , ▁he ▁launched ▁the ▁Cit izen ▁Security ▁Plan ▁and ▁promoted ▁the ▁Peace ful ▁Pr ison ▁Dis arm ament ▁Plan . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Dis ag re ements ▁with ▁measures ▁taken ▁by ▁president ▁Ch á vez ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁coup ▁against ▁Ch á vez ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁talked ▁with ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁agreed ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁Venezuela ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁same ▁path ▁as ▁Cuba . ▁Ch á vez ▁also ▁convinced ▁Mi qu il ena ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁Cub an ▁model , ▁but ▁later ▁took ▁back ▁his ▁word . ▁When ▁Mi qu il ena ▁realized ▁that ▁Ch á vez ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁similar ▁path ▁as ▁the ▁Cub an ▁government ▁and ▁Ch á vez ▁was ▁central izing ▁power ▁around ▁himself , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁Castro ▁and ▁Ch á vez ▁on ▁Mar gar ita ▁Island , ▁looking ▁to ▁Castro ▁for ▁assistance ▁with ▁Ch á vez , ▁however ▁" F idel ▁had ▁discovered ▁the ▁immense ▁van ity ▁of ▁Ch ave z , ▁and ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁it ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁slice ▁of ▁the ▁century . ▁There after ▁he ▁devoted ▁himself , ▁in ▁a ▁ro gu ish ▁way , ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁Ch á vez , ▁regardless ▁of ▁what ▁happened ▁in ▁Venezuela ". ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁failed ▁coup ▁against