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Chavez and his bolivarian Revolution

f you only listen to what the Bush administration or the corporate media have to say about what is happening in Venezuela, you probably have a distorted view of that country. What you may not know is that since 1998 seven nationwide elections and referenda have shown that support for President Hugo Chavez and his Bolivarian Revolution has steadily grown. His movement's reform programs, Constitutional revisions, and strong opposition to US policies in Latin America and elsewhere have seen increasing support.

Through more than six years of well-financed opposition (including millions from US sources), electoral fraud aimed at stealing elections from Chavez and his supporters, a corporate media war designed both to undermine his support and aid his ouster, the 2002 Bush-backed coup, and the US-funded recall referendum last year, President Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela have fought for an independent, anti-imperialist agenda.......

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