On April 11, 2002, it looked like Hugo Chávez would join a list of figures like Salvador Allende and Jacobo Árbenz, and that Venezuela would be yet another country to fall victim to a US-backed coup. Riding a media propaganda frenzy and a false flag massacre, Venezuelan elites ousted Chávez from the presidential palace.
But this time it was different. As word got out, the Venezuelan people braved brutal repression and converged on Miraflores Palace to demand Chávez' return. Together with loyal military forces, they managed to overturn the coup and restore constitutional just two days later. Chávez was back, and the Revolution was here to stay.
In this infographic, we recap the main episodes of the failed coup.
Click here for more: https://bit.ly/3DZbi0b
But this time it was different. As word got out, the Venezuelan people braved brutal repression and converged on Miraflores Palace to demand Chávez' return. Together with loyal military forces, they managed to overturn the coup and restore constitutional just two days later. Chávez was back, and the Revolution was here to stay.
In this infographic, we recap the main episodes of the failed coup.
Click here for more: https://bit.ly/3DZbi0b
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New podcast episode! How does the Russia-Ukraine conflict affect Venezuela? How are the geopolitical winds shifting? All that and more.
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Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has long defended the idea of a multipolar world, where countries would be free of domination by US hegemony.
President Nicolás Maduro signaled that the campaign against Russia, a strong ally of Venezuela, was being driven by a “Western media dictatorship” that promoted “obscene lies and campaigns against humanity.”
The president further warned that left unchecked, this campaign could lead to a “Third World War.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15502
President Nicolás Maduro signaled that the campaign against Russia, a strong ally of Venezuela, was being driven by a “Western media dictatorship” that promoted “obscene lies and campaigns against humanity.”
The president further warned that left unchecked, this campaign could lead to a “Third World War.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15502
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Venezuela’s Maduro Warns Western Powers Aim to Destroy Russia to Stop
President Nicolás Maduro warned that a “media dictatorship” could lead to a “Third World War.”
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Hugo Chávez' landmark laws and social programs in favor of the Venezuelan people did not sit well with the country's elites.
The 2002 US-backed coup briefly ousted Chávez but in less than 48 hours the people brought their president back!
https://youtu.be/XHjGFqr87kQ
The 2002 US-backed coup briefly ousted Chávez but in less than 48 hours the people brought their president back!
https://youtu.be/XHjGFqr87kQ
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Venezuela: The 47-Hour Coup that Radicalized Hugo Chávez' Revolution
Hugo Chávez' landmark laws and social programs in favor of the Venezuelan people did not sit well with the country's elites. The 2002 US-backed coup briefly...
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The 20th anniversary of the short-lived 2002 coup will see plenty of articles written or brought up. However, there's no source more thorough than "The 47-Hour Coup That Changed Everything" by Venezuelanalysis founder Greg Wilpert.
Read here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/6922
Read here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/6922
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The 47-Hour Coup That Changed Everything
Republished for the tenth anniversary of the defeat of the April 11-13 coup attempt, the most complete account—in English—of what happened and an examination of the most pressing questions around the
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"The Venezuelan government understands that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led Washington to pay more attention to Russia's allies in Latin America.
Venezuela’s case is particularly relevant now since it is both a strategic partner of Russia, and it is the country that holds the world's largest oil reserves. That is why, when the US began to consider imposing sanctions on Russian energy exports, prominent voices from the two main political parties pointed to Venezuela as a possible substitute."
"Around the World in 60 Days" is a brand new column by geopolitical analyst Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein. In the first edition, he examines the global correlation of forces and its impact on the Latin American region.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/around-world-60-days/15503
Venezuela’s case is particularly relevant now since it is both a strategic partner of Russia, and it is the country that holds the world's largest oil reserves. That is why, when the US began to consider imposing sanctions on Russian energy exports, prominent voices from the two main political parties pointed to Venezuela as a possible substitute."
"Around the World in 60 Days" is a brand new column by geopolitical analyst Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein. In the first edition, he examines the global correlation of forces and its impact on the Latin American region.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/around-world-60-days/15503
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Around the World in 60 Days: Repercussions of the Ukraine Conflict
VA columnist Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein examines the global correlation of forces and its impact on the Latin American region.
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The Venezuelanalysis #Podcast is back! In our latest episode we look at the shifting geopolitical winds and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Venezuela.
Listen here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15504
Listen here: https://venezuelanalysis.com/audio/15504
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“On April 13 (2002), the Venezuelan people taught a lesson to the oligarchy and the empire,” President Nicolás Maduro said in his speech.
The Venezuelan leader paid tribute to those killed fighting against the short-lived coup government and hailed the events of twenty years ago as “a victory of the Bolivarian civilian-military union.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15505
The Venezuelan leader paid tribute to those killed fighting against the short-lived coup government and hailed the events of twenty years ago as “a victory of the Bolivarian civilian-military union.”
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15505
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Venezuela: Thousands March to Commemorate Coup Defeat Anniversary
Twenty years ago, an outpouring of popular support overturned the coup attempt and secured the return of Hugo Chávez.
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Pressure to ease sanctions against Venezuela’s oil industry has been gaining steam within the Caribbean country’s opposition sectors as well. On Wednesday, a group of Venezuelan politicians, businessmen, economists and analysts penned a letter to the Biden administration asking to lift measures that would permit the return of Western oil firms to the Caribbean nation.
The signatories demanded the US government overcome "domestic political pressures" that have hindered recent talks with Caracas. They equally urged the Venezuelan opposition led by self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaidó to "not be held hostage by extreme positions that only prolong the painful status quo."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15507
The signatories demanded the US government overcome "domestic political pressures" that have hindered recent talks with Caracas. They equally urged the Venezuelan opposition led by self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaidó to "not be held hostage by extreme positions that only prolong the painful status quo."
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15507
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Venezuela: Oil Output Remains Steady as PDVSA Prepares for Potential
Prominent Venezuelan opposition figures demanded Biden lift sanctions and allow the return of Western oil companies.
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At the Luisa Cáceres Commune, self-government has become a powerful model, inspired by Chávez’s legacy. Here, the communards reflect about the challenges they face in the construction of a self-governed society, and about the communal future they are building.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15506
https://venezuelanalysis.com/interviews/15506
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Communal Enterprises & Economic Autonomy: Luisa Cáceres Commune (Part
With a fighting spirit worthy of its name, an urban commune has successfully taken over some critical public services.
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In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," the Venezuelan leader reminds comrades and followers that the Venezuelan oligarchy and the US empire will never accept the Bolivarian Revolution.
WATCH 👇 https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/15501
WATCH 👇 https://venezuelanalysis.com/video/15501
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Chávez the Radical XXVIII: 'The Empire and the Oligarchy Will Never
In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," the Venezuelan leader reminds comrades and followers that the Venezuelan oligarchy and the US empire will never accept the Bolivarian Revolution.
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Daniel Jadue, a former presidential candidate and leading figure in the Communist Party of Chile, highlighted the efforts by Venezuelan authorities to punish human rights violations, contrasting the lack of justice in cases of abuses by the armed forces in his native Chile.
The Chilean politician, who is also a longtime supporter of the Chávez and Maduro governments in Venezuela, highlighted recent episodes that saw Chilean state security forces appear to deliberately target the eyes of demonstrators during protests. In an exchange with Jadue, President Nicolás Maduro offered to provide surgery to those demonstrators who suffered injuries to their eyes.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15509
The Chilean politician, who is also a longtime supporter of the Chávez and Maduro governments in Venezuela, highlighted recent episodes that saw Chilean state security forces appear to deliberately target the eyes of demonstrators during protests. In an exchange with Jadue, President Nicolás Maduro offered to provide surgery to those demonstrators who suffered injuries to their eyes.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15509
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Boric Gov’t in Chile Distances Itself After Jadue Praises Venezuela’s
Jadue’s comments came in the context of the International Summit Against Fascism in Caracas.
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"The Communard Union, despite its lack of red lines and despite its excessive centralism might become, one day, a revolutionary nationwide movement capable of putting a Chavismo committed to socialism."
Chris Gilbert looks at an emergent grassroots movement in Venezuela, as it attempts to build autonomous popular power in a complex relationship with the state.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15508
Chris Gilbert looks at an emergent grassroots movement in Venezuela, as it attempts to build autonomous popular power in a complex relationship with the state.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15508
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A Milestone: Venezuela’s Communard Union Stages Its Foundational Congress - Venezuelanalysis
Among the many challenges in rural organizing are the merely physical ones: the distances that must be crossed. Producers in the countryside are by their very nature separated across a territory and must come together to debate, socialize, and plan. In Venezuela…
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Dan Beeton looks at the enduring legacy of Venezuela’s short-lived 2002 coup d’etat, and the subsequent countercoup, for US-Latin American relations.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15510
https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/15510
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The Venezuela Coup, 20 Years Later
Dan Beeton looks at the enduring legacy of Venezuela’s short-lived 2002 coup d’etat, and the subsequent countercoup, for US-Latin American relations.
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“We think that the time has come to talk about Venezuela and as a first step Argentina wants to recover full diplomatic ties [with Caracas],” said Fernández during a joint press conference with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in Buenos Aires on Monday.
The Argentine mandatary likewise called on all Latin American and Caribbean nations to review their relations with the Nicolás Maduro government in order to “help Venezuela recover its normal functioning as a country” and to advance regional integration.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15511
The Argentine mandatary likewise called on all Latin American and Caribbean nations to review their relations with the Nicolás Maduro government in order to “help Venezuela recover its normal functioning as a country” and to advance regional integration.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15511
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Argentina to Reestablish Full Diplomatic Ties with Venezuela, Calls
Argentina’s Alberto Fernández asked countries to reopen diplomatic channels with Caracas in order to prioritize the region’s unity.
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Venezuelan authorities have opened investigative proceedings against Raziel Rodríguez, mayor of the Zamora municipality in Miranda state.
On Thursday, the country’s National Assembly appointed a commission to investigate an incident that saw Zamora’s municipal police attempt to evict 13 campesino families on April 12, allegedly on Rodríguez’s orders, to favor a local corporation.
“May he face the full weight of the law,” deputy and Socialist Party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello said during the parliamentary session.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15513
On Thursday, the country’s National Assembly appointed a commission to investigate an incident that saw Zamora’s municipal police attempt to evict 13 campesino families on April 12, allegedly on Rodríguez’s orders, to favor a local corporation.
“May he face the full weight of the law,” deputy and Socialist Party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello said during the parliamentary session.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15513
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Venezuela: Opposition Mayor Facing Inquiry After Attempted Campesino
Thirteen campesino families have demanded reparations after their houses and crops were razed by local law enforcement.
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