Venezuela’s Student Movement: A Web Feature
When the screen faded to black, ending the 53-year history of RCTV, Venezuela’s oldest and most popular TV network, Venezuelans screamed, banged pots and pans and cried. “I can’t believe he did it, he really did it,” some said incredulously. President Hugo Chávez ‘s decision not to renew the network’s license activated a student opposition movement that had been largely dormant up until then. In turn, the surge of this movement …
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