Havana, April 13 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reiterated today the Caribbean country’s support for the Bolivarian and Chavista Revolution, its Civic-Military Union, and President Nicolás Maduro, in the face of external threats and sanctions.
This was stated by the highest representative of Cuban diplomacy in X, on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the defeat of the fascist coup d’état by the people of Venezuela and Commander Hugo Chávez (1954-2013).
On April 11, 2002, the Venezuelan right launched a coup attempt against Chávez, following a brutal media campaign aimed at tarnishing the Bolivarian leader and the progressive ideals he represented.
The leadership of the business association Fedecámaras and the private media, in complicity with sectors of the opposition and the ecclesiastical hierarchy, conspired with members of the military high command to overthrow the president and place Pedro Carmona as de facto president.
The coup was pre-planned with a massacre of the Venezuelan people in the streets near the Miraflores Palace (the headquarters of the Executive Branch), using snipers, in order to hold the Chávez government responsible.
Hugo Chávez remained kidnapped by the plotting forces until his rescue on April 13 by military personnel loyal to the constitutional order, who, along with the popular uprising in the streets, thwarted the coup d’état.
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