▁staff ▁of ▁El ▁Clar ín , ▁quit ▁the ▁U R D , ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁political ▁life . ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 3 0 ▁years , ▁he ▁dedicated ▁himself ▁to ▁business , ▁becoming ▁a ▁land owner ▁and ▁industrial ist . ▁ ▁He ▁approved ▁of ▁the ▁P act o ▁de ▁P unto ▁F ijo ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁Venezuela ▁had ▁a ▁" history ▁of ▁cou ps ▁and ▁militar ism " ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁attempt ▁to ▁solve ▁that ▁problem , ▁though ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁this ▁system ▁led ▁to ▁Ch á vez ▁coming ▁to ▁party , ▁which ▁he ▁thought ▁was ▁worse . ▁ ▁Second ▁political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁he ▁met ▁Hugo ▁Ch á vez ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁ar ena ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Republic ▁Mov ement ▁( M V R ). ▁He ▁initially ▁heard ▁about ▁Ch á vez ▁ow ing ▁to ▁Ch á vez ' s ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁coup ▁attempt , ▁and ▁visited ▁him ▁in ▁j ail . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Ch á vez ▁administration , ▁Mi qu il ena ▁held ▁important ▁government ▁posts : ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁( which ▁draft ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Venezuela ), ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Legisl ative ▁Commission , ▁Senator ▁( term ▁began ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 2 0 0