Yankee go home! 19 years ago, Commander Chávez ended military exchange with the United States

April 24 marks the 19th anniversary of the day that Commander Hugo Chávez decided to end all joint operations and military exchanges with the United States.

During the broadcast of his Sunday program Aló Presidente, number 220, which took place on April 24, 2005, in the state of Lara, the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, ratified the departure of American instructors from Venezuelan bases.

“Any exchange of officers with the United States of America is suspended, until who knows when,” said Chávez, who instructed the then Minister for Defense and commanders of military components to comply with the decision.

Faced with this fact, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela confirmed National Independence and Sovereignty, with the North American administration.

The joint operations and the military exchange program with the United States included sending delegations of Venezuelan officers to study at U.S. military schools, as well as the presence in the country of U.S. military delegations to teach professional improvement and refresher courses.

That day, Commander Chávez reported that the Venezuelan secret service detected that some of the U.S. officers were carrying out a negative campaign against Venezuela.

10 years after April 24, 2005, the U.S. government, then chaired by Barack Obama, continued its interventionist actions against Venezuela. Thus, on March 9, 2015, the U.S. president signed a decree declaring Venezuela “an unusual and extraordinary threat”, with the sole purpose of undermining the nation's sovereignty and self-determination.

In response to this imperialist onslaught, Popular Power organized itself and, with the support of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, they raised their voices in rejection of the North American decision. Through more than 10 million signatures, they demanded the repeal of the decree that threatens the sovereignty of Venezuela.

The collection of rubrics was part of the campaign “Venezuela is not a threat, we are hope”, promoted by the National Government.

In total, 10 million 447 thousand 651 signatures were collected throughout the Venezuelan territory, in addition to the more than 3 million registered by the people of Cuba, as part of a journey that continued in other Latin American nations, where they expressed their support for Venezuela and joined the demand against the North American government, for respect for the Sovereignty and Independence of the Bolivarian Nation.

Today, the People remain firm with the legacy of Commander Chávez and in defense of the national territory.

Mazo News Team