Venezuela’s coup plot must be condemned internationally
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. 'Officials have said the recent coup plans included violent attacks on the presidential palace and other government buildings.' Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
Wednesday 18 February 2015 14.11 EST
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We note with grave concern the announcement of the discovery of a plot to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in a coup on 12 February (Venezuelan general arrested over plot to topple president, officials say, 13 February). Officials have said the plans included violent attacks on the presidential palace and other government buildings. The thwarting of this latest coup attempt comes as leaders of Latin American countries have warned of a similar situation developing in Venezuela to that which preceded the coup against Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973, which led to the horrendous dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...nternationally
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro. 'Officials have said the recent coup plans included violent attacks on the presidential palace and other government buildings.' Photograph: Ariana Cubillos/AP
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We note with grave concern the announcement of the discovery of a plot to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in a coup on 12 February (Venezuelan general arrested over plot to topple president, officials say, 13 February). Officials have said the plans included violent attacks on the presidential palace and other government buildings. The thwarting of this latest coup attempt comes as leaders of Latin American countries have warned of a similar situation developing in Venezuela to that which preceded the coup against Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973, which led to the horrendous dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...nternationally
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