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Latin America

MRubio

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5. You're actually being kind to the bolivar and chavismo there Gato.......

Reply to GatoGordo (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 6, 2019, 06:20 PM

Mar 2019

.......the Bolivar Fuerte was introduced in 2008, replacing whatever the hell it was called beforehand. IIRC, that devaluation chopped 3 zeros off the former currency. The Soberano was introduced on 20 August 2018, chopping off another 5 zeros from the Fuerte.

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Venezuela crisis: Former UN rapporteur says US sanctions are killing citizens [View all] Miguel M Mar 2019 OP

Alfred de Zayas is a Chavista lapdog GatoGordo Mar 2019 #1

If you say so. Miguel M Mar 2019 #2

Facts are stubborn things. n/t MRubio Mar 2019 #3

Your "facts"? Miguel M Mar 2019 #4

For what it's worth...... MRubio Mar 2019 #6

Of course. You should hear what Cuban exiles say about Cuba. Miguel M Mar 2019 #8

You've offered up the opinion of a known political hack GatoGordo Mar 2019 #10

If you say so. Miguel M Mar 2019 #13

You're actually being kind to the bolivar and chavismo there Gato....... MRubio Mar 2019 #5

This is interesting.... MRubio Mar 2019 #7

IIRC, the Bolivar was worth 465 Bs to the US dollar when Chavez was sworn in GatoGordo Mar 2019 #9

The bills are too slick to use for ass-wipe......... MRubio Mar 2019 #11

Great for making a point, though GatoGordo Mar 2019 #12