The Venezuelan president expressed his condolences to President Michelle Bachelet and the Chilean people. Said to have communicated with the ambassador of Venezuela in that country to help the nation as needed. The statements were made in a rally commemorating the 21 anniversary of the Caracazo, a government-ordered slaughter former President Carlos Andres Perez to silence a popular protest against various neoliberal measures intended to apply. _ TeleSUR
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Saturday expressed its solidarity with Chile that will support the nation in everything we can to assist victims of the powerful earthquake of magnitude 8 8 on the Richter scale which has already caused 214 deaths in the South American country.
"Go our sorrow with Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (...) one of the strongest earthquake to be recorded in the history of the world, more than 8 degrees (...), just talk to the Ambassador (Venezuelan in Chile) María Urbaneja to support Chile in what we do, help victims, "said Chavez at a public event marking the 21 anniversary of the slaughter of the Caracazo.
In The Caracazo killed hundreds of people by repression of the police and army under the command of former President Carlos Andres Perez.
In the event, which remembers the slaughter, President Chavez said that in addition to the request of the relatives of victims to be made justice.
a jail for those responsible for the slaughter, which does not go unpunished the deaths of these people who gave their lives on that day. That was a slaughter ordered genocidal government of Carlos Andrés Pérez and his military high command. We have already taken some steps against those who were guilty of this slaughter, "said Chavez.
The Venezuelan leader called The Caracazo as the spark that ignited the engine of the Bolivarian Revolution is now" marching in the four winds " .
"February 27, day to remember, to mourn our victims, our martyrs, but also to sing to life, the popular uprising that opened wide the doors of history," he added.
On the other hand, President Chavez reiterated that the start of the celebration of Bicentennial will begin on April 19 with a big event: the Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA).
"Caracas will be the epicenter of the commemoration of the Bicentennial. A country that starts passion marks the start of the Bicentennial (...) We are forced to conclude the day of Independence, which began 200 years ago," he said.
On Venezuela's parliamentary elections to be held on September 26 this year, Bush called on people to exercise their right to vote. "For us to win at least two thirds of the National Assembly, it is vital to prevent the counter that takes control of the Assembly. They want to roll back the revolutionary project, the laws, the Constitution so it is important to ensure victory in the National Assembly. "
The Caracazo was a popular outbreak which began on February 27, 1989 for a protest in Guarenas (zone metropolitan) and then spread throughout the country.
A day earlier, the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a rise of 30 percent of gasoline prices and rising rates of urban public transport and inter-urban also 30 percent from February 27, valid for 3 months, after which could be increased up to 100 percent.
protests strongly repressed by the police and army, according to the government left some 300 dead Pérez, however, witnesses, investigators and human rights organizations say more than a thousand.
Many victims were buried in mass graves, specifically in the area of \u200b\u200bLa Peste, located in the Southern General Cemetery in Caracas. Venezuelan authorities have now begun the process of exhumation to identify the remains.
The Caracazo was a trigger for 2 000 357 men between civilians and military, led by the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, to organize a rebellion against Carlos Andres Perez who was mired in poverty, corruption and impunity in the South American nation.
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