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| 2010 |
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| Jan.10 |
Chavez: military will monitor prices| In the wake of devaluation currency, Chavez on said he would put the military on the streets to ensure that business owners don't raise prices | |
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| Jan.8 |
Venezuela will slash value of currency
| 2007 |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank President Chavez announced he would make a symbolic move because the nation has already paid off its debts to the lending institutions
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| 2009 |
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| May.15 |
Venezuela seizes U.S.-owned food plant
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| Mar.4 |
Chavez orders nationalization of Cargill
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| Feb.28 |
Chavez sends army to rice plants
| 2008 |
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| Oct.10 |
Venezuela shuts down McDonald's
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| May.29 |
Latin Americans to discuss cost of food 
Envoys from 26 countries meet in Caracas to discuss the rising cost of food and draw up a united policy for the region
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| 2002 |
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| Dec.19 |
Oil execs defy court order, stay off job Dissident executives of state-owned company defied a Supreme Court ruling to immediately return to work
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| Dec.5 |
Troops step into strike President Chavez has ordered the military to seize control of tankers and refineries
| 2001 |
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| Dec.10 |
Strike closes cities 12-hour strike called jointly by trade unions and business organisations. Residents of Caracas banged pots and pans
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Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape| Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, the embattled socialist government says it will import 50 million rolls to boost supplies | |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.21 |
Venezuela 'taking control' of mines
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.22 |
Chavez to spend big on Russian weapons. Moscow
| 2005 |
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| Nov.28 |
Venezuela signs Spain arms deal Spain has concluded a controversial deal in Caracas to supply military equipment worth $2bn
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.11 |
Stores face punishment after devaluation
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.21 |
Military 'seizes ports' Venezuela's military has taken control of key airports and sea ports under the terms by parliament to centralise the main transport hubs
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.5 |
Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela Map of Los Roques Venezuela| A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela | |
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.21 |
Chavez proposes oil barter scheme 
President Hugo Chavez has said Central American and Caribbean states could pay for oil with services or products like bananas and sugar
| 2006 |
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| Apr.29 |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact  Cuba: The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence | |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.8 |
Chavez bid for more state control The President has pledged to nationalise key Venezuelan companies to transform the country into a full socialist state
| 2002 |
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| Aug.23 |
Economy registers sharpest drop ever Venezuela's economy contracted 10% in the second quarter, as a slide in its vital oil revenue trimmed economic growth
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| 2010 |
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| May.13 |
Gas rig sinks off Venezuela coast
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| 2010 |
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| Mar.24 |
Chavez extends holiday to save energy
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| Feb.9 |
Chavez announces electricity emergency
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| 2012 |
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| Aug.31 |
Fire-hit Venezuela plant reopens Map of Amuay Venezuela Venezuela's largest oil refinery has resumed production after a massive blast killed 42 people last week, state oil company PDVSA says
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| Aug.28 |
Third oil tank bursts into flames at Venezuela refinery A third oil tank has burst into flames at Venezuela's Amuay oil refinery while another has been extinguished
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| Aug.26 |
Fires burn at Venezuela refinery Fires continue to burn at Amuay, an oil refinery in Venezuela, the site of a deadly explosion early on Saturday
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| Aug.25 |
Blast halts Venezuela refinery Map of Falcon Venezuela| A huge explosion at the Amuay plant, Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, has killed at least 24 people and halted production for two days | |
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| Jan.2 |
Venezuela to pay ExxonMobil $255 million Venezuela said that it would pay $255 million after an international arbitration ruling over the 2007 nationalization of a joint project
| 2009 |
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| May.8 |
Chavez seizes oil service firms
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| Mar.21 |
Chavez cuts budget over oil price President Chavez has unveiled a series of measures to offset falling oil revenues that account for about 50% of the national budget
| 2008 |
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| Feb.12 |
Exxon Mobil cut off from Venezuela's oil Venezuela's state oil company has stopped selling crude to Exxon Mobil Corp. in response to the U.S. oil company's drive to use the courts
| 2007 |
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| Jun.25 |
US firms 'reject' Venezuela deal Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil have reportedly rejected a deal that would keep them working in Venezuela's most important reserve
| 2002 |
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| Dec.18 |
Strike strangles oil exports Opposition demonstrators blocked major highways and roads, paralyzing parts of the capital
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