Posted on 12/14/2002 3:36:32 PM PST by HAL9000
Mass demonstration in Caracas to ask for the resignation of Chavez
Saturday December 14, 2002 - 23h20 GMT
CARACAS, 14 déc (AFP) - hundreds of thousands of Vénézuéliens answered the call of the opposition to a walk of protest to require the resignation of president Hugo Chavez, Saturday in Caracas, the thirteenth day of an unlimited general strike.
According to representatives' of the opposition, this demonstration most significant is organized in the history of the country.
At the end of the afternoon, the majority of the demonstrators had massed, on a distance from two kms, the four lanes of the motorway Francisco Fajardo, crossing the center of the capital, noted correspondents of the AFP.
Before joining this gathering point, the demonstrators surveyed the avenues of Caracas to the cries of "outside, outside!" or of "resignation, resignation!", raising a multitude of flags vénézuéliens yellow, blue and red, under immense signs asking for the convocation of "élections as of now ".
Stressing slogans such "goes itself, goes itself!" ("it from goes away!"), or "Esta semana lo mandamos has Habana!" ("this week let us send we it in Havana!", in reference to the friendship of Hugo Chavez with cuban president Fidel Castro, the demonstrators rythmaient their progression of trumpet or whistles and sound of lids of pans entrechoqués, used daily at the beginning of evening to mean their rejection of the mode.
"This mode does not want peace, Chavez continuous to be deaf with the voice of the people", launched one of the speakers to the platform, Carlos Ortega, the leader of the Confederation of the Workers of Venezuela (CTV), one of the organizations at the origin of the movement of strike.
Mr. Ortega announced that the strike would continue until the opposition obtains satisfaction.
The demonstrators had gathered in afternoon the beginning of in six places of the capital, from which they started their walk which led them close to an exchanger on the Fajardo motorway, near the Altamira place, where three opponents were killed at the time of a shooting on December 6.
Walk was convened by democratic Coordination (CD), gathering parties of opposition, the CTV and the employers' federation Fedecamaras, organizing of the strike.
This one was started on December 2 in order to obtain the organization of anticipated elections or the resignation of the head of the State, two requirements refused by president Chavez, re-elect in July 2000 for a six years mandate.
The general strike paralyses the holding public Petroleos of Venezuela (PDVSA) and exports of oil of Venezuela, 5th exporter and 8th world producer of crude.
-Shane
Perhaps the Lott roast being carried on so far without any fair coverage of the dims real raceism is to coverup this Venesuela situation.
Yes, the Indian crew that Chavez had hired was unable to move it. So they left again. The crew on Pilin Leon are being held on gunpoint, and incomunicados.
If I hear anything new, will let you know.
-Shane
The only thing communist dictators understand is Violence. Pinochet knew this and that's why he was the only person able to stop a communist revolution once it had already gotten its foot in the door.
They are probably completely disarmed, not suspecting anything bad could ever happen.
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