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{{Infobox country|name=Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America|native_name=Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América|image_coat=Emblem of ALBA.svg|capital=Caracas|leader_title1=Secretary General|leader_name1=[[Félix Plascencia]]|capital_type=Headquarters|official_languages=Spanish<br>English|area_km2=2,513,337|population_estimate=69,513,221|population_estimate_year=2008}} | |||
This treaty integrates countries that are more aligned with the [[bolivarianism|Bolivarian]] ideology and with the emancipation of | The '''Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America''', also known as '''ALBA''' or '''ALBA–TCP''', is an intergovernmental organization which advocates for the economic, social and political integration of the countries of [[Latin America]] and the [[Caribbean]]. | ||
This treaty integrates countries that are more aligned with the [[bolivarianism|Bolivarian]] ideology and with the emancipation of Latin America and the Caribbean. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The agreement was proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and was first signed by Cuba in 2004. Bolivia under Evo Morales joined in 2006, Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega in 2007, and Ecuador under Rafael Correa in 2009. Honduras | The agreement was proposed by [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] president [[Hugo Chávez]] and was first signed by [[Cuba]] in 2004. [[Bolivia]] under [[Evo Morales]] joined in 2006, [[Nicaragua]] under [[Daniel Ortega]] in 2007, [[Commonwealth of Dominica|Dominica]] in 2008, [[Honduras]] under [[Manuel Zelaya]] in 2008, [[Antigua and Barbuda]] and [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] in 2009, [[Ecuador]] under [[Rafael Correa]] in 2009, [[Saint Lucia]] in 2013, and [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] and [[Grenada]] in 2014. | ||
Honduras withdrew after the [[2009 Honduran coup d'état|2009 coup]], and Ecuador withdrew in 2018.<ref name=":12">{{Web citation|date=2023-02-28|title=The Strategic Revolutionary Thought and Legacy of Hugo Chávez Ten Years After His Death|url=https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|newspaper=[[Tricontinental]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429215204/https://thetricontinental.org/dossier-61-chavez/|archive-date=2023-04-29}}</ref> Bolivia left in November 2019 after the [[Organisation of American States|OAS]]-backed coup, but rejoined following the 2020 Bolivian general election which returned the [[Movement for Socialism (Bolivia)|Movement for Socialism]] (MAS) to power with [[Luis Arce]] as president. | |||
==External links == | |||
[http://www.portalalba.org/ ALBA] (in Spanish) | |||
== | ==References == | ||
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[[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:12, 10 June 2023
| Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Headquarters | Caracas |
| Official languages | Spanish English |
| Leaders | |
• Secretary General | Félix Plascencia |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,513,337 km² |
| Population | |
• 2008 estimate | 69,513,221 |
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, also known as ALBA or ALBA–TCP, is an intergovernmental organization which advocates for the economic, social and political integration of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
This treaty integrates countries that are more aligned with the Bolivarian ideology and with the emancipation of Latin America and the Caribbean.
History[edit | edit source]
The agreement was proposed by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and was first signed by Cuba in 2004. Bolivia under Evo Morales joined in 2006, Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega in 2007, Dominica in 2008, Honduras under Manuel Zelaya in 2008, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2009, Ecuador under Rafael Correa in 2009, Saint Lucia in 2013, and Saint Kitts and Nevis and Grenada in 2014.
Honduras withdrew after the 2009 coup, and Ecuador withdrew in 2018.[1] Bolivia left in November 2019 after the OAS-backed coup, but rejoined following the 2020 Bolivian general election which returned the Movement for Socialism (MAS) to power with Luis Arce as president.
External links[edit | edit source]
ALBA (in Spanish)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The Strategic Revolutionary Thought and Legacy of Hugo Chávez Ten Years After His Death" (2023-02-28). Tricontinental. Archived from the original on 2023-04-29.