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Nil NIKANDROV The Venezuelan National Election Council (CNE – Consejo Nacional Electoral) has announced the election results. As the forecasts had said, Nicolas Maduro has won. It was a tough fight, Maduro has gained 50.76% of the vote against 49.07% … read more »
ZIMBABWE’S President Robert Mugabe will always be a complex character and an enigma, usually attracting varied perceptions as to the true nature of his ideological leanings and overall contribution to the country. Herbert Moyo, Theindependent Cabinet ministers recently described Mugabe … read more »
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By Daniel Berhane, Addis Fortune column In the days following the passing of Meles Zenawi, senior EPRDF officials stood firm in rejecting the conspiracy theories that were running wild in the streets. Although a public statement was not issued on … read more »
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By Salim Lamrani – Opera Mundi President Hugo Chavez, who died on March 5, 2013 of cancer at age 58, marked forever the history of Venezuela and Latin America. 1. Never in the history of Latin America, has a political … read more »
Venezuelan soldiers brace against protective fences as supporters wait in line to pay last respects to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez outside the Military Academy in Carlatimesacas. (Leo Ramirez / AFP / March 7, 2013) latimes The news of … read more »
It is no accident that the death of Hugo Chavez, while mourned by the usual suspects on the left, was celebrated by thousands of his fellow countrymen. In the Doral section of Miami, FL, home to the largest enclave of Venezuelans living … read more »
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Philly The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has the potential to birth a dramatic change in his oil-rich country’s relationship with the United States. But it may take years to materialize, if it ever does. Much will depend on … read more »
By Joel Hirst For the next days and weeks there will be many Op-Eds and articles analyzing the impact of the premature demise of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. His legacy will be dissected; the effects of his political and economic … read more »
From:The Australian HE was lionised as a hero by the Western Left, of course, but it would be hard to find a leader in recent history who more comprehensively betrayed the wellbeing of his country than Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. … read more »
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dead CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a … read more »
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By Anthony Osae-Brown A critical analysis of Nigeria’s 2013 budget proposal throws up the question of whether Nigeria is a rich country. The general perception is that Nigeria is a rich country. Those who hold this view are quick to … read more »
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By Danny Glover, FPIF I had the privilege of traveling to Venezuela and witnessing the country’s October 7 presidential election and watching the South American country’s extraordinarily active and engaged citizenry in action. An impressive 81 percent of the electorate … read more »
By Adrian Salbuchi This Sunday’s elections will pit incumbent President Hugo Chávez Frías against neoliberal pro-US opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski. Opinion polls vary widely both ways, proof it will be a head-to-head race. This election is not only of … read more »
Carlos Pereyra MELE In the last couple of days, some of my colleagues have been arguing about the coup in Paraguay Republic, and they stated as follows, M. Riorda said: “Political Science has today included a new and pitiful category: … read more »
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(AP) — Looking back, the 4-0 victory over Ecuador on Saturday with Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria scoring may be the moment that star-studded Argentina finally began to meet expectations. The Gauchos were in control … read more »
Results | May 22 – Jun 19 | Next Games Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Time Home Away TV Venue 2:45 ET Poland v Latvia Hypo Arena Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Time Home Away TV Venue 6:15 ET Japan v Azerbaijan … read more »
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Nil NIKANDROV Several days ago, representatives of 55 Venezuelan NGOs called the international community to rise to the defense of democracy in the country at a media event in Miami, charging Hugo Chavez with threatening democracy, neglecting human rights, and … read more »
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Nil NIKANDROV During his 13-year-long presidency Hugo Chavez had to deal with five US ambassadors and numerous charge d’affaires. The history of relations between them and the Venezuelan leader shows how successfully one can oppose the policy of blackmail, conspiracy, … read more »
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Tagged Caracas, Charles Shapiro, Chavez, Donna Hrinak, Hugo Chávez, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, United States, Venezuela, Washington
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The Latin American TV channel TeleSur (The New Television Station of the South) was launched in July of 2005. It became the first project of television broadcasting suggested by President Hugo Chavez. It took TeleSur nearly two years to have … read more »
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Tagged Caracas, Chavez, Hugo Chávez, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Latin America, Operation Balboa, TeleSur, United States, Venezuela
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Iran initiated a close relationship with Venezuela when Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, hosted the 2000 OPEC meeting in Caracas. (Shireen T. Hunter, Iran’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era: Resisting the New International Order [Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010], p. … read more »
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Bamako – A Malian businessman implicated in trafficking after a cocaine-laden plane landed in the country’s north in 2009 has been freed, his family and an official said on Monday. “Mohamed Ould Awainatt was freed on Thursday, he is now … read more »
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Bissau – Police in Guinea Bissau arrested three energy ministry officials suspected of having accepted bribes from a Chinese company in return for fake mining permits, prosecutors said on Saturday. The statement from prosecutors said all three officials had been … read more »
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By Nil NIKANDROV Nine months ahead of the presidential poll in Venezuela, US President B. Obama gave a written interview to the country’s top-conservative and sternly anti-Chavez outlet El Universal. Considering that until recently Obama and Chavez seemed to abide … read more »
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Tagged Caracas, Chavez, Diosdado Cabello, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Leopoldo López, María Corina Machado, United Socialist Party of Venezuela, United States, Venezuela
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23-year-old Nolubabalo “Babsi” Nobanda, from Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, was caught by Thai authorities for trying to smuggle 1,5 kg of cocaine matted in her dreadlocked hair.
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Tagged Eastern Cape, Grahamstown, Illegal drug trade, IndepthAfrica, South Africa, Thai, Thai language, United States, Venezuela
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Harare – The first auction of gems from a Zimbabwean diamond field where the military stands accused of carrying out abuses was under way on Tuesday, a month after an international ban on sourcing precious stones from the area was … read more »
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November 18, 2011 by benim
New York – The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday voted to restore Libya to the UN human rights council after the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi. “The people of Libya have got rid of the tyrant and have started a … read more »
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November 8, 2011 by benim
Miss Venezula Ivian Sarcos (C) reacts after winning Miss World 2011 at Earls Court in London. Venezuela now has the most winners of all time, pulling ahead of India and the United Kingdom.
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- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he was praying for Libya’s deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi and also sent a message of solidarity to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against “Yankee” aggression. Chavez — who has inherited Fidel Castro’s mantle … read more »
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Britain stepped up the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi yesterday as mystery continued to surround his whereabouts. RAF spy planes, crack SAS troops and MI6 intelligence experts all joined the search for the tyrant amid rumours that he had fled Libya. … read more »
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Benghazi – Having fled before advancing rebels, Muammar Gaddafi’s whereabouts were cause for wild speculation Wednesday – has he sought refuge in his hometown Sirte or exile in Venezuela or South Africa? A day after fleeing his Bab al-Aziziya compound … read more »
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