Thousands of followers of the late Chavez flooded the streets of Venezuela

Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:26 UTC

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Followers of Venezuela's late populist leader Hugo Chavez flooded the streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor who has faced a month of violent protests. Read full article

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Mendoza Canadian
A sad time? From what I saw on TV, it was one big party. I wondered if the circus had come to town. Except of course for the massive display of military might reminiscent of Soviet Russia. And this is a country that pushed for the declaration of a region of “peace”. Right.
Mar 06th, 2014 - 11:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ilsen
Bread and circuses as they say. ..

How long can it go on when the ringmaster can't even supply Harina Pan?
The lack of arepas will eventually bring down the whole charade.
Mar 06th, 2014 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@ 1

But it's only peace on THEIR terms.
Mar 06th, 2014 - 07:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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