News: Venezuela

We have started to collect the most important news related to Venezuela in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Venezuela – overview

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• December 26th 2009 – October 26th 2009
• October 24th 2009 – August 18th 2009
• August 14th 2009 – May 28th 2009
• May 24th 2009 – April 3rd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – February 3rd 2009
• February 2nd 2009 – November 4th 2008
• October 29th 2008 – August 16th 2008
• August 15th 2008 – May 19th 2008
• May 16th 2008 – March 2nd 2008
• March 2nd 2008 – January 10th 2008
• January 5th 2008 – November 23rd 2007
• November 22nd 2007 – October 9th 2007
• October 3rd 2007 – July 4th 2007
• July 2nd 2007 – May 20th 2007
• May 3rd 2007 – January 25th 2007
• January 20th 2007 – November 29th 2006
• November 28th 2006 – October 6th 2006
• October 2nd 2006 – August 3rd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – May 26th 2006
• May 18th 2006 – March 23rd 2006
• March 2nd 2006 – January 5th 2006
• January 5th 2006 – November 14th 2005
• November 14th 2005

Venezuela: news

Bolivarian decade

Monday, February 2nd 2009, 0:13
related places: Chavez

Rival views on Venezuela after 10 years of Chavez
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Synagogue attacked in Venezuela

Sunday, February 1st 2009, 1:48

An armed gang ransacks a synagogue in Venezuela, and demands that Jews be expelled from the country.
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Venezuela to vote on Chavez term

Friday, January 16th 2009, 20:20
related places: Chavez

Venezuela will vote next month on a proposal for President Hugo Chavez to seek indefinite re-election, officials say.
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Key step to Chavez term law vote

Thursday, January 15th 2009, 2:37
related places: Chavez

Venezuela's lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment to remove limits on how many times a president can serve.
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Venezuela's Chavez takes stock

Wednesday, January 14th 2009, 11:00
related places: Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the economy can survive low oil prices, as he delivers his annual address.
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Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 1:19
related countries: Israel
related places: Caracas

The Israeli ambassador to Caracas and several other staff are ordered to leave Venezuela in protest over violence in Gaza.
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Venezuela suspends US fuel aid

Tuesday, January 6th 2009, 10:43
related countries: United States

Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.
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Venezuela slashes US dollar quota

Thursday, January 1st 2009, 10:55
related countries: United States

Venezuela tightens currency controls, cutting the amount of dollars people can spend abroad on their credit cards from $5,000 to $2,500 a year.
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Chavez closer to referendum plan

Friday, December 19th 2008, 12:03

Venezuela's parliament gives its preliminary approval for a vote on a proposal for Hugo Chavez to seek indefinite re-election.
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Castro on first presidential trip

Sunday, December 14th 2008, 8:14
related countries: Cuba

Cuba's leader Raul Castro signs a series of deals with the Venezuelan president during his first overseas trip as president.
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Charges against Chavez opponent

Friday, December 12th 2008, 6:29

Prosecutors in Venezuela charged one of the main opposition leaders with alleged corruption and misappropriation of funds.
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Opposition damns Chavez vote bid

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 23:29
related places: Chavez

Opposition parties in Venezuela formally reject a plan by President Hugo Chavez to seek indefinite re-election.
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Chavez opponent faces charges

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 7:59

Prosecutors in Venezuela summon one of the main opposition leaders, Manuel Rosales, to face corruption charges.
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Chavez plans February referendum

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 2:47

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he expects a fresh referendum in February on a move allowing him to stand for re-election.
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Russia-Venezuela exercises begin

Tuesday, December 2nd 2008, 1:57
related countries: Russia, United States

The Venezuelan and Russian navies begin joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters.
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Chavez announces re-election plan

Sunday, November 30th 2008, 21:30

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces a plan to seek a constitutional amendment to allow him to stand for re-election.
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Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 2:14
related countries: Russia
related places: Chavez

Russia and Venezuela agree to co-operate on nuclear energy, during a visit to Caracas by President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Chavez opponents make poll gains

Monday, November 24th 2008, 16:48
related places: Chavez

Allies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez win most states in key regional elections but the opposition scores important wins.
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Chavez tested in Venezuelan polls

Sunday, November 23rd 2008, 22:18

There are long queues as Venezuelans vote for 22 state governors and 300 mayors, in a key test for President Chavez.
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Thinking local

Saturday, November 22nd 2008, 11:48
related places: Chavez

Chavez pulls out all the stops for Venezuela elections
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US convicts 'suitcase cash' man

Tuesday, November 4th 2008, 11:23
related countries: United States

A US jury convicts a Venezuelan man of being an illegal foreign agent in an $800,000 cash-in-a-suitcase scandal.
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