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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Voss on April 13, 2002, 12:31:56 PM

Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: Voss on April 13, 2002, 12:31:56 PM
Venezuela's government toppled yesterday. Protestors and a military force removed the three-year President, Hugo Chávez.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: XMSR on April 13, 2002, 03:22:24 PM
I did! It was a very good reason to get out of oil service stocks like Haliburton and Nabors :)
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: Fatty on April 13, 2002, 03:56:10 PM
I noticed, was suprised there wasn't more here on it.  Isn't every day you see labor unions, business leaders and the military join in a capitalist revolution.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: Tac on April 13, 2002, 05:36:57 PM
Venezuela has a long history of unstable politics.

I was very surprised this president resigned so soon. Chavez was one of those that instigated the attempted coup against an earlier president.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: Voss on April 13, 2002, 10:11:39 PM
LOL! The new President has resigned after one day! More protestors took to the streets demanding Chavez be returned to power.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: takeda on April 14, 2002, 04:50:58 AM
I have seen reports of a fast and furious witchhunt including lots of unlawful detentions,  assault of the cuban embassy and attacks on technical and medical cuban personnel that made some people change their mind fast about the new order and reinstate Chavez in his office.

Sadly the average Venezuelan will be screwed the same, Chavez is a clown and his opponents showed a very sinister face just in 24 hours of government.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: Staga on April 14, 2002, 05:39:58 AM
News: Chavez is back in business as a president of Venezuela.
Title: No one seems to have noticed...
Post by: blur on April 14, 2002, 09:51:45 AM
Hmmm, could the “Great Satan” be involved in this? ;)

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