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Article: VENEZUELA: MILITARY OFFICERS CALL FOR PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN.
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- NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
- Article date:
- February 22, 2002
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During the past two weeks, three military officers have publicly called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to resign. Whether they represent significant discontent in the armed forces or a personal alliance with the increasingly vocal upper-class opposition to Chavez is unclear. Few analysts, however, see any likelihood of a military takeover.
At a forum on freedom of expression Feb. 7, Air Force Col. Pedro Soto called for Chavez's resignation, accusing the president of using the armed forces for political ends. He claimed his opinion was shared by most military officers. The 1999 Constitution gave the military the right to vote and removed limits on ...
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