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Maduro Chairs Preparatory Meeting for Bicentennial Congress

  • More than 7 million Venezuelan men and women have already expressed, through the Homeland System, their intention to participate and add ideas in one of the 40 chapters of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples, a sign of an inclusive and protagonist Venezuela.

    More than 7 million Venezuelan men and women have already expressed, through the Homeland System, their intention to participate and add ideas in one of the 40 chapters of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples, a sign of an inclusive and protagonist Venezuela. | Photo: Twitter/@NicolasMaduro

Published 26 March 2021
Opinion

The Congress will be dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, fought against Spanish colonial forces in Venezuela.

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, chaired this Friday a preparatory meeting of the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World.

More than 1,200 delegates representing different popular and social movements from Latin America and Asia, Europe, and North America participated in the meeting virtually.

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Convened for June 21-24 of this year, the Congress will be dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Carabobo, which, according to President Maduro, "culminated a journey of 11 years of war for the independence of Venezuela."

The congress will be "for freedom, and the unity and solidarity of the peoples," Maduro added, informing that more than forty chapters of social movements have expressed interest in participating.  

"Virtual Meeting promoting the Bicentennial Congress of the Peoples of the World."

These movements are led by members of the working class, feminists, gender-diverse people, indigenous peoples, Afro-Venezuelans, and many more.

In the meeting, Maduro recalled the legacy of Commander Hugo Chávez, former President of Venezuela and leader of the Bolivarian Revolution. He also thanked Russia, China, Iran, India, Turkey, and Cuba for their support in the face of the health crisis, as their support will allow the meeting of the peoples to be held with safe sanitary protocols.

During the virtual meeting, messages were sent by the Sao Paulo Forum, Monica Valente, and executive director of Black Lives Matter in Oklahoma, Sheri Dickerson, among other social leaders and intellectuals from around the world.

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