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Article: Port, airport military takeover.(VENEZUELA)
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- Caribbean Update
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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President Hugo Chavez ordered the military takeover of the nation's ports and airports, boosting the power of the central government after his allies lost key states in a 2008 regional vote, reports Reuters (March 16, 2009):
Chavez in recent months has removed regional leaders' control over services such as hospitals and police forces, sparking accusations he is undermining opposition elected officials and concentrating power. The announcement came just days after Congress passed legislation letting the central government ...