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Venezuela's major ports and airports are taken under army control.

Caracas : Venezuela | 10 months ago
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Venezuela's army have taken control of country's all the major ports and airports . In the country, recently became the law, under which the management of important establishments were to be handed over to the central government.

Venezuela's pro-Shavej Act were amended by Parliament, under which the soldiers on Saturday took the control of key installations. In Julia province Markaibo's marine terminal , in Anjoategui Guanta ports and Karabobo- Nuawa's other establishments were under army control.

President Hugo Shavej says 20 years ago, the responsibility of the ports and airports had been given to provincial governments .
Shavej said,we are doing the integration of motherland again which was split into pieces and this step is most important.

Significantly, as president have given threatening to put in jail to the people,if any one opposes the president's afore said sayings.


So thousands of people came on the streets on Friday to protest, then the opposition of President was done by people.

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