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 * Venezuela

** Timeline: By Kaylin Dolan

1749: The first rebellion against Spanish colonial. A group of military officers has called citizens and soldiers to rebel against President Hugo Chavez and join a protest in central Caracas. 1992: One hundred and twenty people were killed in two attemped overthrown the first colonel Hugo Chavez. The second Carried out by his support. Hugo was jailed for two years before being forgiving. 1998: Hugo Chavez was elected president. Also Hugo announced he would seek sweeping changes to benefit the poor, instead he proceeded cautiously and succeeded in lowering chronically high inflation. 1999: In Northern Venezuela bad floods and mudslides hit. Which killed tens of thousand of people. 2004: President Chavez wins referendum in which Venezuela is asked if he should serve out the remaining two and a half years of his term. 2006: Hugo Chavez wins third term in presidential election. Winning with 63 percent of the votes.

2008: President Chavez announce plans to nationalize one of the countries largest private bank. The Spanish owned Bank of Venezuela. 2009: Tension between two neighbors increases still further after Bogota accuses Venezuela of supplying arms to Farc rebels, and Chavez accuses Colombia of allowing troops to stray over their common border.

2010: Chavez devalues Venezuela’s currency, the Bolivar by 17% against the United States dollar for “priority” imports and by 50% for items considered non-essential in am effort to boost revenue from oil exports.

This cartoon indicates that Hugo Chavez is a dictator who doesn't allow freedom of speech. While tourists are going down the stairway, there is a message that says "Watch your mouth." This sign symbolizes the crime of speaking your opinions on Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Hugo says "Welcome to Venezuela," as if to show his hosiptality, which is only to be a fraud as he is attaching "I love Hugo" stickers over peoples' mouths making them unable to speak their own thoughts and opinions.



This cartoon entitled "Crime of Opinion," shows the restrictions of speech that Hugo Chavez exerts in Venezuela. The man is shown to speak something, but the speech bubble is chained to a chain link that Hugo Chavez is holding. This means that it is either against the law in Venezuela to speak badly on Hugo Chavez, or Hugo Chavez is taming free speech and keeping it under control.

Venezuela's Geography by: Dominic

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**Venezuela should help give poor Americans oil ** CITGO is run by Venezuela and is in partnership with Citizens Program Corporation. Decreased oil supply resulting from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Dwindling oil supply led to steep increase in fuel costs, which in turn affected some of the poorest and most vulnerable communities in the United States. Cuts in the Federal Heating Oil Assistance Program placed unbearable burdens on family budgets already stretched thin. The two forces combined to place a greater burden on low- income families who have to choose between heating their homes, buying groceries, or filling a prescription. This program started in 2005 and now 26 million gallons of oil has been given to the U.S. The recipients are 157,000 families and households, 245 homeless shelters and about 250 Native American communities. Venezuela is helping 25 states in the U.S. plus District of Columbia. This is why I believe that we do need oil from Venezuela.
 * By: Darius [[image:poor_americans.jpg width="296" height="351" align="right"]] **