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Venezuelan March for Sovereignty: Caracas January 23 2005

G.D. Ghirardi | 26.01.2005 19:12 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Liverpool | London

Tour of the Revolution II: Photo Essay
Venezuelan March for Sovereignty: Caracas January 23 2005
"En Defensa de la Soberanía"

March in Caracas -1-23-05
March in Caracas -1-23-05


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On January 23 rd, 1958, the Venezuelan People all around their country went into the streets to demonstrate against the Dictatorship of Marco Pérez Jiménez.The entire nation recognizes this date as a symbol of unity. The images in this photo essay represent a march of the supporters of democratically elected President Hugo Chavez’s administration, on January 23rd 2005, demonstrating victory against the MPJ dictatorship while emphasizing Venezuela’s sovereignty against any international power. The supporters of Chavez argue that the U.S.A. planned and implemented a campaign to discredit Chavez by inciting a crisis between Venezuela and Columbia originating with the capture of the guerrillero Rodrigo Granda.
The U.S. campaign against Chavez costs millions of dollars for U.S. taxpayers. The U.S. Government’s objective seeks to isolate the Venezuelan administration and to derail current South American efforts underway for integrating economically and politically. The demonstration depicted in this photo essay draws on the January 23rd 1959 remembrance in order to reject the “irreverence of the U.S." attempting to squash Venezuelan sovereignty as well as the prepotencies of the Columbian oligarchy that violated Venezuelan territory, sovereignty and independence.

G.D. Ghirardi
- e-mail: gghirardi@webnetarts.com
- Homepage: http://webnetarts.com/1-23-05_marcha_web/default.htm

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Here they go again!

27.01.2005 13:19

You state: "The demonstration depicted in this photo essay draws on the January 23rd 1959 remembrance in order to reject the “irreverence of the U.S." attempting to squash Venezuelan sovereignty as well as the prepotencies of the Columbian oligarchy that violated Venezuelan territory, sovereignty and independence."

Forget 1959! Try now! Isn't it more than ironic that at the very moment Bush was dripping hypocrisy about freedom, liberty and democracy at his inauguration, his hired cronies in Colombia were busy initiating another war with Venezuela, the world's only genuine democracy just now?

Why is this not being covered globally? Where is the outcry?

light


Agree with you light

27.01.2005 23:55

Could'nt agree more light - that is why i took the pictures and am trying to get the word out - the Venezuelan people are mobilized against the Bush administration and are trying to approach Columbia as friends despite the puppet government of the U.S. there. Get the word out with your friends Light - G

ghirardi
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