12-17-02 Venezuela's Media the Focus of Protests (BBC News) "The decision by the Venezuelan president's supporters and opponents to attack each other's media outlets highlights the key role played by the media in the ongoing crisis."
12-17-02 Venezuela's Supreme Court Rules Against President Chavez (BBC News) "Venezuela's Supreme Court has ordered embattled President Hugo Chavez to hand back control of Caracas police force to the capital's mayor."
"The unrest in the world's fifth largest oil exporter has forced up the price of a barrel of oil by more than 4%, amid growing supply fears."
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Papers
- Venezuela Profile (BBC News)
Provides a profile of Venezuela, as well as a map.
"Historically one of South America's more stable democracies, Venezuela has one of the largest known oil deposits in the world as well as huge quantities of coal, iron ore, bauxite and gold. Yet up to 85% of Venezuelans live in poverty in shanty towns, the most infamous of which sprawl over the hillsides around the capital, Caracas." 12-02
- Venezuela Timeline (BBC News)
Provides a short history of Venezuela from 1498 to the present. 12-02
- Venezuela's Oil Industry (BBC News - Hale)
"Venezuela's oil is exceptionally important to both Venezuela itself and to the rest of the world."
"Venezuela is the fifth largest oil exporter in the world, and supplies about 13% of daily oil imports into the US." 12-02
- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (BBC News)
"Hugo Chavez has seen his fortunes swing dramatically from success to failure and back again since his landslide victory in Venezuela's 1998 presidential election." 12-02
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