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AFP. 12 April 2002. Venezuelan junta announces suspension of legislature; Interim government overturns 49 of Chavez' controversial laws. CARACAS -- Venezuela's civilian-led provisional government Friday announced the suspension of the unicameral National Assembly created under the 1999 constitution promoted by ousted president Hugo Chavez. The interim government earlier revoked 49 decrees by Chavez. The December decrees covering energy, fishing and land reform helped solidify the business and labor coalition that opposed Chavez, leading to bloody protests amid which he left office Thursday under military pressure. The self-declared interim president, Pedro Carmona, also fired Chavez's comptroller, prosecutor and administrative solicitor, and dropped the "Bolivarian" from the country's official name, putting a symbolic end to Chavez's "Bolivarian revolution." Chavez had renamed the country the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in honor of Simon Bolivar, who led the territory out of Spanish rule. Carmona, on Friday repealed 49 controversial economic laws passed by the ousted government of Hugo Chavez, under special powers authorized by the National Assembly. A commission made up of sectors from industry, including the crucial oil industry, and agriculture will be set up to monitor the move, according to a decree read out by Venezuela's new Attorney General Daniel Romero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
