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| Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela República Bolivariana de Venezuela | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Recognized national languages | 26 indigenous languages |
| Area | |
• Total | 916,445 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 28,887,118 |
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,[1] is a country on the northern coast of South America, sharing borders on the west with Colombia, Brazil by the south, Trinidad and Tobago on the north-east, and on the east with Guyana. It consists of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.
Venezuela has been the target of hostility from the US imperialists due to its significant reserves of oil, as well as its recent trend of electing left-leaning progressive governments which prioritize social programs and the implementation of what some observers describe as Socialism of the 21st century.[2]
History
Bolivarian government 1999-present
The Bolivarian Revolution refers to a left-wing populism social movement and political process in Venezuela led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez who founded the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The "Bolivarian Revolution" is named after Simón Bolívar, an early 19th-century Venezuelan and Latin American revolutionary leader. According to Chávez and other supporters, the "Bolivarian Revolution" seeks to build a mass movement to implement Bolivarianism—popular democracy, economic independence, equitable distribution of revenues, and an end to political corruption—in Venezuela. They interpret Bolívar's ideas from a populist perspective, using socialist rhetoric.[3]
This left-wing tendency has attracted repeated attacks from the US imperialists to the north, including coup attempts in 2002, 2019, and 2020[4], among others.[5][6]
The US maintains a blockade against Venezuela to try to strangle their socialist economy. In August of 2021, Peru announced it would no longer participate in the blockade.[7] The blockade against Venezuela even negatively affects US businesses[8] and has caused 40,000 deaths due to lack of food and medicine.[9] Venezuelan capitalists have burned food[10] and buried it underground.[11] Despite this, Venezuela's malnutrition rate has decreased from 13.2% in 2001 to 8.2% in 2017.[12]
In 2021, president Maduro spoke to the UN General Assembly saying that 'we must build a "new world without imperialism"'[13]
Despite their elections being declared democratic by the US-based carter center[14], and not having the death penalty[15][16], the US media insists that Venezuela is a brutal dictatorship, thus trying to lay the groundwork for "humanitarian interventions"[17]
Despite attempts at economic isolation, the US was forced to re-engage the Venezuelan economy for its oil.[18]
References
- ↑ "Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela" (15 December 1999). Archived from the original.
- ↑ https://pt.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Resolucoesdo3oCongressoPT.pdf
- ↑ https://www.mintpressnews.com/bolivarianism-vs-fake-us-democracy/38258/
- ↑ Benjamin Norton (2022-02-06). "CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says" Multipolarista.
- ↑ https://elpais.com/diario/2002/04/17/internacional/1018994403_850215.html
- ↑ https://www.rt.com/usa/497111-trump-ruined-venezuela-coup/
- ↑ Peru Will no Longer Support Blockade on Venezuela
- ↑ Blockade Against Venezuela Makes US Businesses Suffer: US Exports Dropped by 93% from 2012 to 2020 by Orinoco Tribune
- ↑ Andrew Buncombe (2019-04-26). "US sanctions on Venezuela responsible for 'tens of thousands' of deaths, claims new report" Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-02-19. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ↑ Venezuela Protesters Set 40 Tons of Subsidized Food on Fire (2017-06-30). TeleSur. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14.
- ↑ Venezuela's Economic War: Tons of Food Found Buried Underground (2015-08-17). TeleSur. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26.
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization. "Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)" World Bank. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ↑ Venezuela at UN: We must build 'new world without imperialism' by Ben Norton of Moderate Rebels on Substack Sep 22, 2021
- ↑ Carter Center > Venezuela > Monitoring Elections
- ↑ Roger G. Hood. The death penalty: a worldwide perspective, Oxford University Press, 2002. p10
- ↑ Determinants of the death penalty: a comparative study of the world, Carsten Anckar, Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0-415-33398, p.17
- ↑ Venezuela’s Strange Dictatorship by Orinoco Tribune
- ↑ Francisco Dominguez (2022-06-01). "MADURO’S SUCCESS: PRINCIPLED RESISTANCE TO IMPERIALISM PAYS OFF" Morning Star, Popular Resistance.