Come off it. Socialist groups were still fawning over him and his "success" as late as 2013.

http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?Articl...

Not all, of course. Socialism is a broad camp. But many.

Edit: and in fact they're still at it in Australia, where I live:

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-solidarity-gr...

Edit:... and how about Castro? Is he your idea of a real socialist? https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hugo-chavez-and-fidel-castro...