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Chavez nationalises Venepal under workers’ control

category international | worker & community struggles and protests | other press author Monday January 31, 2005 01:06author by hs - sp

“We want to liberate ourselves from capitalism”

On the morning of January 19th, in the Ayacucho room of the Presidential Palace in Caracas, and with the presence of Venepal workers and trade union leaders, Chavez signed decree number 3438 which expropriates Venepal. From now on it will be co-managed by the workers and the state.

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http://www.marxist.com/Latinam/venepal.htm

Meeting
author by pat cpublication date Mon Jan 31, 2005 15:46author address author phone

VENEZUELA
THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION


Speakers:
Richard Gott

Author of "In the Shadow of the Liberator. Hugo Chavez and the transformation of Venezuela"

Ricardo Galindez
Venezuelan Trade Union Leader

Michael McCaughan

Author of "The Battle for Venezuela"


Finian McGrath T.D.

Where:

AT&GWU Hall
55 Middle Abbey St.
Dublin 1


When:

Friday 4th February, 8 p.m.

Related Link: http://www.lasc.ie/activities/public-meetings.html
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