Fidel Tells How He Helped Get Chavez Released in April 2002 Coup

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I have posted this story to the list before, but being that we are in the coup "anniversary" mode, it might be good to run it again.

Fidel, Chavez and the April 2002 Coup in Venezuela

"It was long-rumored that Fidel Castro played a role in the effort to secure Hugo Chavez’ release during the two days he was held captive and the same two days that Pedro Carmona was getting sized for the crown he hoped to wear as Venezuela’s next president. But, as soon as Chavez supporters heard that he had not resigned, they raced to Miraflores and scared the bejeebers out of Carmona, his white cabinet and all those blonde women that were roaming around the palace dreaming of soirees.

But it was not to be. Carmona’s 48 hour “government” was over, a million Chavez supporters were thronging at the palace gates, and all that was needed was for Chavez to alight from a helicopter and the Bolivarian revoution could proceed. And that he did in the wee hours of the morning.

But the nagging question has always been “what happened to Chavez during those two days?” Fidel provides some answers."

Continue at:
http://hcvanalysis.wordpress.com/venezuela-background/