Five years since the defeat of the coup in Venezuela
- 13 April 2007
It is now five years since April 13th, 2002, the day the Venezuelan revolutionary masses defeated the reactionary coup and brought the democratically elected president Hugo Chávez back into power.
These extraordinary events, worth celebrating and which gave rise the Hands Off Venezuela campaign are documented in the film "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" which you can see below.
You can also listen to the "Y Bajaron" song about those events by revolutionary music band Lloviznando Cantos.
or watch the video of the same song
Articles covering the coup and the role of the media:
- The 48h coup (David Raby and Jim Carey - Red Pepper)
- Three days that shook the media (NarcoNews)
- Venezuela coup linked to Bush team (The Observer)
- Revolution and counter-revolution in Venezuela (Alan Woods and Ted Grant)
- US papers hail Venezuelan coup as pro-democracy move (FAIR)