venezuelan government

Change model or face a collapse similar to Cuba

September 30, 2010

Marxist sociologist Heinz Dieterich, an advisor to the Venezuelan government, warns Venezuela to change her model or face a collapse similar to Cuba. Chávez’s post-coup (2003-2007) model of government, according to Dieterich, has been unable to dismantle the Electoral Opposition Bloc (EOB) of the last seven years, despite the exceptionally favorable conditions to meet this end. He believes [...]

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Adopting Cuban-style rationing

September 2, 2010

The government of Hugo Chávez (Fidel Castro’s protegé and ally) is implementing a “good life card” similar to the rationing booklet used in Cuba, a day after farmer Franklin Brito died from a hunger strike, caused by the Venezuelan government seizing his farm. The creation of the card is taking place in the midst of a [...]

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Cuban govt delegation meets with Chavez

November 23, 2009

A delegation of high-ranking Cuban government officials met Sunday with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavéz at the hall of the Council of Ministers in Miraflores Palace to discuss next month’s ALBA summit in Cuba, informs the Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information. The Cuban delegation was led by Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz (Vice-President, Council of Ministers) along with [...]

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Cuba training guerrillas in Venezuela

October 6, 2008

Via UPI: The Venezuelan government is operating a secret paramilitary training camp with the help of Cuban military advisers and leftist Colombian guerrillas. The camp near San Cristobal offers six-week courses for 400 to 1,000 participants, El Nuevo Herald reported Sunday. The first phase of training at the camp reportedly is political indoctrination through texts [...]

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