A revolution in ruins: fury amid the rubble of a housing project in quake-hit Venezuela
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Two powerful earthquakes destroyed the OPPE 25 government housing project in Caraballeda, Venezuela. The disaster occurs amid growing discontent with the Trump-backed government and as the successors of Hugo Chávez appear unprepared to respond. Gabriel González recalls receiving his apartment in 2013, before the revolution's foundations were shaken. The event highlights political instability in a once-stronghold of Chavismo.
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Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts
Two powerful earthquakes destroyed the OPPE 25 government housing project in Caraballeda, Venezuela.
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The foundations of Hugo Chávez's 'Bolivarian' revolution were already shaking before the earthquakes in what was once a stronghold of support.
Opinion- Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts
- Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster
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Loaded language removed<p>Discontent with Trump-backed government mounts as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to disaster for which they seem ill-prepared</p><p>Even before two powerful earthquakes reduced the OPPE 25 government housing project to an anarchy of shattered concrete and broken lives, the foundations of Hugo Chávez’s populist “Bolivarian” revolution were shaking in what was once a hotbed of…
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The foundations of Hugo Chávez's 'Bolivarian' revolution were already shaking before the earthquakes in what was once a stronghold of support.
OpinionDiscontent with the Trump-backed government is mounting as the Chávez heirs struggle to respond to the disaster.
OpinionThe Chávez heirs appear ill-prepared to respond to the disaster.
OpinionTwo powerful earthquakes destroyed the OPPE 25 government housing project in Caraballeda, Venezuela.
The GuardianGabriel González received keys to his apartment in one of the 12-floor tower blocks in 2013.
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