Chavez in London May 16, 2006
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VHeadline.com - Venezuela’s Chavez in London: Socialism isn’t dead … it’s coming back
During a 4-hour speech to around 1,000 persons at Camden Town Hall, Chavez Frias gave his vision of Socialism of the 21st century, telling his audience that people who proclaimed the end of Socialism when the Berlin Wall came down and the Soviet Union collapsed did not realize that Socialism was about to born in Venezuela with the spontaneous revolt of masses in Caracas against neoliberalism and capitalism, known as the Caracazo.
Elected in 1998, Mr Chavez has since introduced a raft of social reforms in Venezuela including a drive to eradicate illiteracy and the improvement of healthcare for the poor.
He denounced capitalism as a “destructive” system which concentrates the world’s wealth in the hands of a few ruling elite.
Chavez will not meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair or any senior British government officials during his visit, which one political analyst said was a sign of tensions between the two governments.
But Chavez’s visit to London seemed aimed at rallying support from social activists. On Saturday, the Venezuelan leader announced at a gathering of non-governmental groups and social movements in Vienna, Austria, that he wants to provide cheap heating oil for low-income Europeans.
Chavez, a fierce critic of the war in Iraq, has characterized Blair as a “pawn of imperialism” over his close alliance with U.S. President George W. Bush . Chavez’s moves to exert greater control over his country’s vast petroleum reserves have also drawn criticism from Britain and other countries.
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